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  • Clinical Psychology
  • Mental Health

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  • Discrepancies in mental representations of self and others correlate with various psychological issues.
  • Existing measures may not fully capture these complex representational discrepancies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce and validate the Computerized Implicit Representation Test (CIRT) for assessing mental representation discrepancies.
  • To examine the association between CIRT-derived discrepancies and specific psychological outcomes.

Main Methods:

  • 165 inpatients completed the CIRT, rating similarities between self-aspects (actual, ideal, ought) and significant others.
  • Multidimensional scaling generated spatial distances representing representational discrepancies.
  • Linear regression analyses assessed associations with behavioral and diagnostic outcomes.

Main Results:

  • Significant associations were found between self-aspect discrepancies, actual-self to others, and actual-self to mother with impulsive/self-destructive behaviors and anxiety disorders.
  • Three CIRT variables demonstrated incremental validity beyond demographic and clinical factors like borderline personality disorder.

Conclusions:

  • The CIRT effectively measures mental representation discrepancies.
  • These discrepancies are significant predictors of impulsive behaviors, self-destructive actions, and anxiety disorders, even when controlling for other factors.