Self-esteem consistency predicts the course of therapy in depressed patients.
Previous studies on self-esteem and depression demonstrated the usefulness of both implicit and explicit self-esteem as well as their congruence (also known as self-esteem consistency) to predict future depressive symptoms. High self-esteem consistency describes when implicit and explicit self-estee...
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doaj-f85c0d0cf08344a19f68620969fe6dad2020-11-25T01:35:58ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032018-01-01137e019995710.1371/journal.pone.0199957Self-esteem consistency predicts the course of therapy in depressed patients.Carolin EberlIsabell WinklerSteffen PawelczackEva TröbitzMike RinckEni S BeckerJohannes LindenmeyerPrevious studies on self-esteem and depression demonstrated the usefulness of both implicit and explicit self-esteem as well as their congruence (also known as self-esteem consistency) to predict future depressive symptoms. High self-esteem consistency describes when implicit and explicit self-esteem match (e.g., both high or both low). In the current study, we investigated if implicit and explicit self-esteem and self-esteem consistency predict the course of treatment efficacy of a cognitive behavioral depression therapy. Explicit self-esteem was assessed by the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, implicit self-esteem by a priming task. Participants were 31 patients with a major depressive or recurrent depressive disorder receiving cognitive behavioral therapy treatment in an inpatient setting. Self-esteem measures were administered before treatment. The development of depression symptoms during treatment and at the 4-month follow-up was measured on the Beck Depression Inventory. Implicit and explicit self-esteem did not predict the course of the therapy. Patients with congruent self-esteem, however, improved faster and showed lower severity of symptoms throughout treatment. In contrast, neither explicit nor implicit self-esteem nor self-esteem consistency predicted the stability of effects after treatment. Practical implications such as targeting discrepancies in self-esteem during treatment are discussed.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6059392?pdf=render |
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Carolin Eberl Isabell Winkler Steffen Pawelczack Eva Tröbitz Mike Rinck Eni S Becker Johannes Lindenmeyer Self-esteem consistency predicts the course of therapy in depressed patients. PLoS ONE |
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Carolin Eberl Isabell Winkler Steffen Pawelczack Eva Tröbitz Mike Rinck Eni S Becker Johannes Lindenmeyer |
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Self-esteem consistency predicts the course of therapy in depressed patients. |
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Self-esteem consistency predicts the course of therapy in depressed patients. |
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Self-esteem consistency predicts the course of therapy in depressed patients. |
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Self-esteem consistency predicts the course of therapy in depressed patients. |
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Self-esteem consistency predicts the course of therapy in depressed patients. |
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self-esteem consistency predicts the course of therapy in depressed patients. |
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Previous studies on self-esteem and depression demonstrated the usefulness of both implicit and explicit self-esteem as well as their congruence (also known as self-esteem consistency) to predict future depressive symptoms. High self-esteem consistency describes when implicit and explicit self-esteem match (e.g., both high or both low). In the current study, we investigated if implicit and explicit self-esteem and self-esteem consistency predict the course of treatment efficacy of a cognitive behavioral depression therapy. Explicit self-esteem was assessed by the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, implicit self-esteem by a priming task. Participants were 31 patients with a major depressive or recurrent depressive disorder receiving cognitive behavioral therapy treatment in an inpatient setting. Self-esteem measures were administered before treatment. The development of depression symptoms during treatment and at the 4-month follow-up was measured on the Beck Depression Inventory. Implicit and explicit self-esteem did not predict the course of the therapy. Patients with congruent self-esteem, however, improved faster and showed lower severity of symptoms throughout treatment. In contrast, neither explicit nor implicit self-esteem nor self-esteem consistency predicted the stability of effects after treatment. Practical implications such as targeting discrepancies in self-esteem during treatment are discussed. |
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