Abstract

This study attempted to identify the relationship between borderline personality tendency and obsessive sexual behavior in adults and to find ways to solve self-destructive behavior problems caused by borderline personality tendency by confirming the mediating effect of perceived stress and negative urgency. To this end, a survey was organized and conducted in 306 adults living across the country using scales that can measure borderline personality tendency, perceived stress, negative urgency, and obsessive sexual behavior. Descriptive statistical analysis, reliability analysis, and Pearson correlation analysis were performed on the collected data to confirm the basic characteristics of the data, and the research model was verified using structural equation modeling to verify the research hypothesis. The results of the analysis were as follows: First, the correlation between the main variables used in this study was positively significant. Second, the causal relationship between borderline personality tendencies and compulsive sexual behavior was statistically significant, and the causal relationship, in which perceived stress and negative urgency sequentially mediated the two relationships, was also confirmed to be statistically significant. These results indicated that when the borderline personality tendency was increased, perceived stress and denial urgency could be activated and the frequency of compulsive sexual behavior could increase. Therefore, an intervention to adaptively perceive stress, reduce the level of negative emotions, and endure negative urgency can be an effective way to cope with obsessive sexual behavior caused by borderline personality trends. Finally, the significance and limitations of this study were discussed.