Implicitly measured aggressiveness self-concepts in women with borderline personality disorder as assessed by an Implicit Association Test

ConclusionsThis study extends prior findings on aggression in BPD in that women with BPD do not only explicitly conceive themselves as more aggressive, but also exhibit implicitly more aggressive self-concepts than healthy controls. Because implicit and explicit self-related operations are related, but distinct processes, our results may hold clinical and therapeutic implications.
Source: Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research