The effects of mood disorders and childhood trauma on fear of positive and negative evaluation.

ABSTRACT: Fear of positive and negative evaluation is maladaptive and may result in psychosocial dysfunction. Although being diagnosed with mood disorders or experiencing childhood trauma may potentially affect fear of evaluation, previous studies examined this phenomenon mostly in social anxiety disorders. To fill this gap, we investigated the relationship between childhood trauma and fear of positive and negative evaluation in individuals with bipolar disorder (BD), depressive disorders (DD), and healthy controls (HC). 43 individuals with BD, 89 with DD, and 65 HC completed clinical interviews and self-report assessments. The relationship between participants' diagnoses and presence of trauma on fear of positive and negative evaluation was examined using ANCOVA. Independently of experiencing child

SUBMITTER: Lucero MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9189689 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature