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In this cross-sectional study, 192 Spanish women (BPD group,<jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic>= 97; healthy control group,<jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic>= 95) completed, through two online platforms, a battery of tests including: the<jats:italic>Personality Inventory for DSM-5 Brief Form (PID-5-BF)<\/jats:italic>, the<jats:italic>World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0<\/jats:italic>(WHODAS 2.0) and the<jats:italic>Perceived Social Support subscale of the Quality of Life Questionna<\/jats:italic>ire (QLQ). The results show that perceived social support was significantly lower in the BPD group, which also presented a significantly higher disability score than the control group. Pathological personality traits affected functionality both directly and indirectly through perceived social support, as this variable was a significant mediator in both groups. We conclude that perceived social support is impaired in BPD patients, and enhancing it as a complementary therapy to evidence<jats:italic>-<\/jats:italic>based treatments could help preserve the functionality of patients while pathological traits are regulated. 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