Assessment of implicit self-esteem in bipolar manic and euthymic patients using the implicit association test.
Compr Psychiatry
; 55(3): 557-64, 2014 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-24262123
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Although self-esteem is thought to be an important psychological factor in bipolar disorder, little is known about implicit and explicit self-esteem in manic patients. In this study, we investigated differences in implicit and explicit self-esteem among bipolar manic patients, bipolar euthymic patients, and healthy controls using the Implicit Association Test (IAT).METHODS:
Participants included 19 manic patients, 27 euthymic patients, and 27 healthy controls. Participants completed a self-esteem scale to evaluate explicit self-esteem and performed the self-esteem IAT to evaluate implicit self-esteem.RESULTS:
There were no differences among groups in explicit self-esteem. However, there were significant differences among groups in implicit self-esteem. Manic patients had higher IAT scores than euthymic patients and a trend toward higher IAT scores than healthy controls.CONCLUSIONS:
Our findings suggest that, on the latent level, a manic state is not simply the opposite of a depressed state. Furthermore, there may be a discontinuity of implicit self-esteem between manic and euthymic states. These unexpected results may be due to characteristics of the study participants or the methods used to assess implicit self-esteem. Nevertheless, they provide greater insights on the psychological status of manic patients.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
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Trastorno Bipolar
Tipo de estudio:
Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Compr Psychiatry
Año:
2014
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Corea del Sur