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The effect of social exclusion on state paranoia and explicit and implicit self-esteem in a non-clinical sample.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Stewart, Carmine Rogers, Felicia Pilch, M. Stewart, Ig Barnes-Holmes, Yvonne Westermann, Steffan |
| Copyright Year | 2017 |
| Abstract | BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The relationship between self-esteem and paranoia may be influenced by social stress. This study aimed to replicate previous research on the impact ofsocial exclusion on paranoia and self-esteem in a non-clinical sample and to extend this work by examining the effect of exclusion on self-esteem at the 'implicit' level. METHODS Non-clinical participants (N = 85) were randomly allocated to the Inclusion or Exclusion condition of a virtual ball-toss game ('Cyberball'). They completed self-reportmeasures of state paranoia and self-esteem, and two implicit measures of self-esteem - theImplicit Association Task (IAT) and Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure (IRAP) -prior to and after exposure to Cyberball. RESULTS Social exclusion increased state paranoia. This effect was moderated by distress associated with trait paranoia. Exclusion was also associated with decreased self-reported self-esteem, as well as reduced implicit self-esteem on the IAT. Changes in self-reported self-esteem were associated with state paranoia at post-Cyberball. The IRAP indicated that reductions in implicit self-esteem may be due to increases in 'Me-Negative' and 'Others-Positive' biases (rather than reductions in 'Me-Positive' bias). LIMITATIONS The current study involved a non-clinical sample and so findings cannot be generalized to clinical paranoia. CONCLUSIONS These findings are consistent with previous evidence that paranoia is associated with negative self-evaluations, whereas positive self-evaluations can persist in paranoia. They also provide support for the suggestion that investigations of self-esteem in paranoia should extend beyond global self-esteem and might benefit from a distinction between positive and negative components. |
| Starting Page | 62 |
| Ending Page | 69 |
| Page Count | 8 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.jbtep.2017.04.001 |
| PubMed reference number | 28419917 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 57 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://isiarticles.com/bundles/Article/pre/pdf/115339.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbtep.2017.04.001 |
| Journal | Journal of behavior therapy and experimental psychiatry |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
