Discrepancies of Implicit and Explicit Self-Esteem as Predictors of Attributional Bias and Paranoia
| Autor: | Yul-Mai Song, Kyungun Jhung, Kyungmi Chung, Jin Young Park, You-Jin Park |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Attribution bias Hostility 03 medical and health sciences Explicit self-esteem 0302 clinical medicine medicine Attributional bias Paranoia Implicit self-esteem Association (psychology) Biological Psychiatry media_common Self-esteem Implicit-association test 030227 psychiatry Psychiatry and Mental health Original Article medicine.symptom Psychology Attribution Self-esteem discrepancy Social psychology 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Psychiatry Investigation |
| ISSN: | 1976-3026 1738-3684 |
| Popis: | 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. |
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