The role of explicit and implicit self-esteem in the relationship between childhood trauma and adult depression and anxiety

Gathier, Anouk W.; van Tuijl, Lonneke A.; Penninx, Brenda W.J.H.; de Jong, Peter J.; van Oppen, Patricia C.; Vinkers, Christiaan H.; Verhoeven, Josine E.

doi:10.1016/j.jad.2024.03.036

The role of explicit and implicit self-esteem in the relationship between childhood trauma and adult depression and anxiety

Background Self-esteem is an important psychological concept that can be measured explicitly (reflective processing) and implicitly (associative processing). The current study examined 1) the association between childhood trauma (CT) and both explicit and implicit self-esteem, and 2) whether self…