---
_id: '13577'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: "Background\r\nIndividuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD) frequently
    alter between idealizing and devaluing other persons, which has been linked to
    an increased tendency to update self-relevant beliefs and impressions. We hypothesized
    that increased impression updating could stem from reduced attitude contextualization,
    i.e., a process in which impression-disconfirming information is linked to contextual
    cues.\r\nMethods\r\nIndividuals diagnosed with BPD and controls (recruited online,
    with unknown diagnostic status) completed an impression formation paradigm. They
    first learned about the positive or negative behaviors of others in one Context
    A (e.g., Person 1 is helpful), followed by learning about behaviors of the opposite
    valence in a second Context B (Person 1 is rude). We also manipulated between
    participants whether the observed behaviors were directed toward the study participants
    (self-relevant) or, more generally, at other people (other-relevant). The contexts
    were marked by differently-colored backgrounds (e.g., yellow vs. blue), to avoid
    influences of prior knowledge or experiences. After exposure to information in
    both contexts, participants rated their impressions of the persons in Context
    A, Context B, and, crucially, a previously unknown Context C (white background).
    We examined whether the initial or an updated impression (re-)emerged in Context
    C.\r\nResults\r\nInitial impressions remained stable and dominated the ratings
    of controls across contexts A, B, and C for both self-relevant and other-relevant
    behaviors, consistent with contextualizing impression-disconfirming information.
    As expected, however, individuals with BPD only showed updated impression ratings
    in Context C for self-relevant behaviors, consistent with the assumed reduced
    tendency to contextualize impression-disconfirming self-relevant information.
    Further exploratory analyses suggest that more severe BPD symptoms predicted more
    pronounced impression updating in the self-relevant condition.\r\nConclusions\r\nThe
    findings help to illuminate the mechanisms underlying interpersonal problems in
    individuals with BPD. People with BPD are not just more inclined to discard positive
    first impressions but to re-evaluate disliked others when they behave positively,
    contributing to the volatility of interactions with others. Contextualization
    has known and modifiable antecedents, and the study may thus provide potential
    targets for therapeutic intervention. Future studies will need to replicate the
    findings with specified controls."
article_number: '15'
author:
- first_name: Kevin
  full_name: Konegen, Kevin
  last_name: Konegen
- first_name: Georg
  full_name: Halbeisen, Georg
  id: '85780'
  last_name: Halbeisen
  orcid: 0000-0002-9529-2215
- first_name: Georgios
  full_name: Paslakis, Georgios
  last_name: Paslakis
citation:
  ama: 'Konegen K, Halbeisen G, Paslakis G. A second chance for first impressions:
    evidence for altered impression updating in borderline personality disorder. <i>Borderline
    Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation</i>. 2024;11(1). doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1186/s40479-024-00259-y">10.1186/s40479-024-00259-y</a>'
  apa: 'Konegen, K., Halbeisen, G., &#38; Paslakis, G. (2024). A second chance for
    first impressions: evidence for altered impression updating in borderline personality
    disorder. <i>Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation</i>, <i>11</i>(1),
    Article 15. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1186/s40479-024-00259-y">https://doi.org/10.1186/s40479-024-00259-y</a>'
  bjps: '<b>Konegen K, Halbeisen G and Paslakis G</b> (2024) A Second Chance for First
    Impressions: Evidence for Altered Impression Updating in Borderline Personality
    Disorder. <i>Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation</i> <b>11</b>.'
  chicago: 'Konegen, Kevin, Georg Halbeisen, and Georgios Paslakis. “A Second Chance
    for First Impressions: Evidence for Altered Impression Updating in Borderline
    Personality Disorder.” <i>Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation</i>
    11, no. 1 (2024). <a href="https://doi.org/10.1186/s40479-024-00259-y">https://doi.org/10.1186/s40479-024-00259-y</a>.'
  chicago-de: 'Konegen, Kevin, Georg Halbeisen und Georgios Paslakis. 2024. A second
    chance for first impressions: evidence for altered impression updating in borderline
    personality disorder. <i>Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation</i>
    11, Nr. 1. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1186/s40479-024-00259-y">10.1186/s40479-024-00259-y</a>,
    .'
  din1505-2-1: '<span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Konegen, Kevin</span> ; <span
    style="font-variant:small-caps;">Halbeisen, Georg</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Paslakis,
    Georgios</span>: A second chance for first impressions: evidence for altered impression
    updating in borderline personality disorder. In: <i>Borderline Personality Disorder
    and Emotion Dysregulation</i> Bd. 11. London, BioMed Central (2024), Nr. 1'
  havard: 'K. Konegen, G. Halbeisen, G. Paslakis, A second chance for first impressions:
    evidence for altered impression updating in borderline personality disorder, Borderline
    Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation. 11 (2024).'
  ieee: 'K. Konegen, G. Halbeisen, and G. Paslakis, “A second chance for first impressions:
    evidence for altered impression updating in borderline personality disorder,”
    <i>Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation</i>, vol. 11, no.
    1, Art. no. 15, 2024, doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1186/s40479-024-00259-y">10.1186/s40479-024-00259-y</a>.'
  mla: 'Konegen, Kevin, et al. “A Second Chance for First Impressions: Evidence for
    Altered Impression Updating in Borderline Personality Disorder.” <i>Borderline
    Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation</i>, vol. 11, no. 1, 15, 2024,
    <a href="https://doi.org/10.1186/s40479-024-00259-y">https://doi.org/10.1186/s40479-024-00259-y</a>.'
  short: K. Konegen, G. Halbeisen, G. Paslakis, Borderline Personality Disorder and
    Emotion Dysregulation 11 (2024).
  ufg: '<b>Konegen, Kevin/Halbeisen, Georg/Paslakis, Georgios</b>: A second chance
    for first impressions: evidence for altered impression updating in borderline
    personality disorder, in: <i>Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation</i>
    11 (2024), H. 1.'
  van: 'Konegen K, Halbeisen G, Paslakis G. A second chance for first impressions:
    evidence for altered impression updating in borderline personality disorder. Borderline
    Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation. 2024;11(1).'
date_created: 2026-03-25T13:36:06Z
date_updated: 2026-03-27T09:00:25Z
department:
- _id: DEP1500
doi: 10.1186/s40479-024-00259-y
external_id:
  isi:
  - '001271707800001'
  pmid:
  - '39026374'
intvolume: '        11'
isi: '1'
issue: '1'
keyword:
- Borderline personality disorder
- Interpersonal problems
- Social cognition
- Belief updating
- Renewal
- Impression formation
- Attitudes
- Psychotherapy
language:
- iso: eng
place: London
pmid: '1'
publication: Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation
publication_identifier:
  issn:
  - 2051-6673
publication_status: published
publisher: BioMed Central
quality_controlled: '1'
status: public
title: 'A second chance for first impressions: evidence for altered impression updating
  in borderline personality disorder'
type: scientific_journal_article
user_id: '83781'
volume: 11
year: '2024'
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