Discrepancies of Implicit and Explicit Self-Esteem as Predictors of Attributional Bias and Paranoia

OBJECTIVE: The current study aimed to examine the association of implicit self-esteem, explicit self-esteem and their interaction with paranoia and attributional bias. The relationship of the size and the direction of the discrepancy between implicit and explicit self-esteem with paranoia and attributional bias was examined. METHODS: A total of 128 female college students participated. We administered the Implicit Association Test to assess implicit self-esteem, and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale to measure explicit self-esteem. Paranoia Scale was used, and the attributional bias was assessed using the Ambiguous Intentions Hostility Questionnaire. RESULTS: Results showed that explicit but not implicit self-esteem was negatively associated with paranoia, blame bias and hostility perception bias in ambiguous situations. The interaction of implicit and explicit self-esteem was associated with hostility perception in ambiguous situations. As for the discrepancy, the size of the discrepancy between implicit and explicit self-esteem was positively associated with hostility perception in ambiguous situations. Moreover, the direction of the discrepancy was specifically relevant: damaged self-esteem (high implicit and low explicit self-esteem) was associated with increased levels of paranoia, blame bias and hostility perception in ambiguous situations. CONCLUSION: These findings provide new insights into the role of the implicit and explicit self-esteem in attributional bias and paranoia and point to damaged self-esteem as a possible vulnerability marker for illogical attribution of blaming others and perceiving hostility in social situations.

The relationships between implicit self-esteem, explicit self-esteem and alexithymia in college students / 中华行为医学与脑科学杂志

Objective To explore the relationships among implicit self-esteem,explicit self-esteem and alexithymia.Methods According to the scores of Toronto Alexithymia Scale(TAS-20),82 tests were divided into the alexithymia group and the control group,which were assessed with Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale(SES) and Implicit Association Test (IAT).Results The level of explicit self-esteem in the alexithymia group was significantly lower than that of the control group((28.57 ±4.57 vs 32.44 ±2.71)),there was significant differences between two groups(P＜ 0.01).Each factor of the alexithymia (as difficulty describing feelings,difficulty identifying feelings and externally oriented thinking) had significantly negative correlation with explicit self-esteem (r =-0.572,-0.52,-0.56,-0.378,P ＜ 0.01),and the alexithymia was positively correlated with the degree of separation in implicit and explicit self-esteem (r =0.421) (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion The alexithymia group has defects in the process of controlling emotional; Alexithymia as a kind of psychological traits may be influence consistency of implicit and explicit self-esteem.

A Study on the Relationship Between Self-esteem and Depression:Mediator Role of Rumination / 中国临床心理学杂志

Objective:To investigate the relationship of explicit self-esteem,implicit self-esteem,rumination and depression in a sample of adolescents.Methods:171 adolescents were investigated by Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale,CES-D,Ruminative Responses Scale and self-esteem IAT.Results:Pearson's correlation analysis showed a significant and negative relationship between explicit self-esteem and rumination (r=-0.394,P

Research on Relationship Between Self-esteem Structure and Mental Health / 中国临床心理学杂志

Objective: To explore the relationship between individual's self-esteem structure and mental health. Methods: 136 middle school students were tested with Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale(SES), Implicit Association Test(IAT), Adolescent Self-rating Life Events Checklist(ASLEC) and Mental Health Test-CR(MHT-CR). Results: Compared with implicit self-esteem, explicit self-esteem correlates moderately to mental health. Results of hierarchical multiple regression with metal health as the dependent variables showed that explicit self-esteem, negative life events, explicit self-esteem?implicit self-esteem interaction, implicit self-esteem?negative life events interaction, and explicit self-esteem?implicit self-esteem?negative life events interaction is significant. Conclusion: This research supports the view that implicit and explicit self-esteem are distinct mental structures. Individual's self-esteem structure affects the relationship between negative life events and mental health.

Explicit Self-esteem, Implicit Self-esteem and Depression / 中国心理卫生杂志

Objective: To explore the relationship between self-esteem (explicit and implicit) and depression. Method: 70 depressive subjects were sampled from 3067 freshmen according to the results of SDS (self-rating depression scale),45 normal persons were collected as control. Both groups received IAT(implicit association test), which was designed to measure implicit self-esteem and explicit self-esteem. Result: The explicit self-esteem of the depressive subjects was significantly lower than that of normal control. For implicit self-esteem, the two groups had no difference. In depressive subjects, their score of implicit self-esteem was higher than that of explicit, while in normal control the relation was reverse. Conclusion: Depression lowers the explicit self-esteem, but not the implicit one. The discrepancy between implicit and explicit self-esteem was different between depressive subject and normal control.