These three studies of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) were very helpful to me. First, Aleva et al. (2023) published “Emotion Dysregulation in Young People with Borderline Personality Disorder: One pattern or distinct subgroups? Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment. Here’s the abstract with some information in bold:

Forkus, Contractor, Raudales & Weiss (2022) published “The Influence of Trauma-Related Shame on the Associations Between Posttraumatic Symptoms and Impulsivity Facets” in Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. I like this study for several reasons. It has a large number of participants with clearly documented trauma and approaches the study with the possibility that trauma-related shame (TRS) may either increase or decrease the likelihood of impulsive behavior. Here’s the abstract: