title: Changes in implicit and explicit self-esteem following cognitive and psychodynamic therapy in social anxiety disorder.
abstract: The present investigation is the first to analyse changes in implicit and explicit self-esteem following cognitive therapy (CT) and psychodynamic therapy (PDT) in social anxiety disorder (SAD). We assessed a sub-sample of patients with SAD (n=27 per treatment group, n=12 waitlist condition) in the course of a randomized controlled trial prior to and following individual treatment or wait assessment with an Implicit Association Test and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. Both CT and PDT consisted of 25 sessions. Treatments were effective in enhancing implicit and explicit self-esteem. In CT and PDT, changes in explicit self-esteem were associated with SAD symptom change. No such relationships were found in implicit self-esteem. The results seem to indicate that both CT and PDT are effective in establishing a positive implicit and explicit self-esteem in SAD. The differential relationships of changes in implicit and explicit self-esteem to treatment effects on social phobic symptoms are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany. Ritter@psych.uni-frankfurt.de
authors.forename: Viktoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ritter
authors.forename: Falk
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Leichsenring
authors.forename: Bernhard Michael
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Strauss
authors.forename: Ulrich
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Stangier
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D011581:Psychological Tests; D064889:Psychotherapy, Psychodynamic; D012649:Self Concept