Negative Affect, Borderline Personality Disorder Symptoms, and Emotion Dysregulation Among Young People Who Inject Drugs: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study

This study examined patterns of negative affect among people who inject drugs using ecological momentary assessment. Negative affect was associated with baseline depression and borderline personality disorder (BPD) symptoms, and difficulties with emotion regulation. The association between negative affect and BPD symptoms was attenuated when controlling for emotion dysregulation.