Abstract

The present study examined the correlations between implicit and explicit self-esteem and codependency. Implicit self-esteem involves automatic, over-learned self-evaluations and explicit self-esteem refers to conscious feelings of one’s self. It was predicted that participants who scored higher on the implicit self-esteem measure would score lower on the codependency scale, regardless of scores on the explicit self-esteem scale. Participants engaged in a timed task involving me/not-me primes and positive/negative words to measure implicit self-esteem. The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and the Spann-Fischer Codependency Scale were used to measure explicit self-esteem and codependency, respectively. Should a strong negative correlation be found between codependency and either of the measures of self-esteem, the information could potentially be applied to creating effective therapy programs for codependency.

Recommended Citation

Rogers, Rachel N. (2008) "Implicit and Explicit Self-Esteem and their Correlations with Codependency," Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal: Vol. 1: Iss. 8, Article 12.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.lindenwood.edu/psych_journals/vol1/iss8/12