Changes in implicit God representations after psychotherapy for patients diagnosed with a personality disorder. Associations with changes in explicit God representations, distress and object-relational functioning

Research has demonstrated that maladaptive relational functioning of patients suffering from personality disorders is associated with more negative God representations. This study demonstrated with a single group design among a group of 37 Christian patients with personality disorders, that changes...

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Authors: Stulp, Henk P. (Author) ; Koelen, Jurrijn (Author) ; Glas, Gerrit G. (Author) ; de Heus, P. (Author) ; Eurelings-Bontekoe, Liesbeth (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge 2022
In: Journal of spirituality in mental health
Year: 2022, Volume: 24, Issue: 2, Pages: 132-159
IxTheo Classification:AE Psychology of religion
NBC Doctrine of God
ZD Psychology
Further subjects:B object-relations
B Personality Disorder
B Psychotherapy
B Distress
B Implicit God representations
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Summary:Research has demonstrated that maladaptive relational functioning of patients suffering from personality disorders is associated with more negative God representations. This study demonstrated with a single group design among a group of 37 Christian patients with personality disorders, that changes in implicit God representations during psychotherapy, as assessed with the recently developed implicit Apperception Test God Representations (ATGR), were associated with changes in explicit God representations and object-relational functioning, but not in distress. Changes in explicit distress were associated with changes in explicit God representations. Results of cross-lagged analyses suggested that object-relational functioning affected God representations more than vice versa.
ISSN:1934-9645
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of spirituality in mental health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/19349637.2020.1858733