Manipulating self and other schemas to explore psychological processes associated with paranoid beliefs: an online experimental study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Information about the self and others is organized in cognitive-affective structures that influence and guide interpersonal behavior. These structures are referred to as relational schemas and are thought to be influenced by early interpersonal experiences with significant others leading to secure or insecure attachment patterns as adults. When insecure, these patterns appear to contribute to paranoid interpretations about the intentions of others by indirect pathways such as negative self-esteem and a bias toward untrustworthiness. Experimental studies employing classical conditioning (CC) interventions have been successful in manipulating these schemas, finding significant effects on various psychological outcomes such as attachment styles, implicit self-esteem, and pa

SUBMITTER: Martinez AP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11781115 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature