the application of e-learning systems - as one of the solutions to the issue of anywhere and anytime learning – is increasingly spreading in the area of education. content management - one of the most important parts of any e-learning system- is in the concern of tutors and teachers through which they can obtain means and paths to achieve the goals of the course and learning objectives. e-learn...

 Background and purpose: Personality functioning impairment (criterion A) is considered as one of the two essential criteria for diagnosing personality disorders in DSM-5. It includes self (identity and self-direction) and interpersonal (empathy and intimacy) components. This study aimed to investigate the role of personality functioning in predicting interpersonal and emotional problems. Mate...

conclusions overall, our findings showed that levels of personality functioning are a significant predictor of personality disorders severity. the results partially confirm existing studies. results firstly, it was found that dsm-5 levels of personality functioning have a strong correlation with antisocial and borderline personality symptoms, specially intimacy and self-directedness (p < 0.001)...

   Background & Aims: The Borderline Personality Feature Scale for Children (BPFS-C) developed to assess borderline personality features in children aged 9 years and older. This scale was adopted from the borderline scale of PAI and assessed affective instability, identity problems, negative relationships, and self-harm dimensions. The aim of this study was to investigate the validity of this s...