Affiliation:
1. Ph.D.Research scholar, Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore.
2. Associate Professor, Government Arts College, Coimbatore.
Abstract
Dialectical behaviour therapy is a form of cognitive behaviour therapy that applies principles of learning
to elicit the reasons and the strengthening factors behind maladaptive behaviours and alternate them
with more healthy and helpful skills. The present study aims to assess the efcacy of brief dialectical behaviour therapy for
borderline personality traits with cyber-victimisation. As a single experimental design, 20 years aged young female,
diagnosed with borderline personality traits along with cyber-victimisation was taken up for the study. Borderline traits and
cyber-victimisation were targeted maladaptive behaviours. The intervention was given for the duration of 8 weeks, during which
DBT in a brief format consisting of mindfulness skills, emotion regulation skills, interpersonal effectiveness skills and distress
tolerance skills was given. The sessions were based on weekly basis with each being 60 minutes session. Follow after a month
revealed greater reduction in the targeted maladaptive behaviours. The study reveals that brief DBT is effective in reducing
borderline personality traits and cyber-victimisation.
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