By Neuroscience News
A new study examines the association of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) with early life adversity and its potential influence on immediate reproductive strategies over somatic health.
Using a sample of over 30,000 adults, the study finds that the risk of developing BPD was significantly influenced by a trade-off favoring immediate reproduction over long-term health.
This study suggests BPD as an adaptive strategy, facilitating immediate reproductive gains in response to early life adversities, albeit at the cost of health and wellbeing.
Further research, however, is required to corroborate these findings using longitudinal data.