Green et al. Paranoid Thougt Scale; social reference; persecution; rumination; thought suppression
Abstract :
[en] Introduction: Positive psychotic symptoms are suggested to be more prevalent in early adulthood. However, no previous study has examined a potential age effect especially for paranoia considering social reference and persecution as separated hierarchical dimension. Moreover, no previous study has examined the mechanisms involved in the decrease of paranoia with age. This study aims to explore (1) the age effect on paranoia and (2) whether the age effect is mediated by maladaptive emotion regulation strategies (MERS). Methods: A sample of 1644 participants from the general population completed the Green et al., Paranoid Thoughts Scale with measures of MERS and was split into three age groups (18– 29; 30–54; 55–82). Results: Age groups comparisons revealed a significant decrease of social reference with age but not of persecution. Mediation analyses indicated that this age effect was partially mediated by MERS. Additional analyses suggested that social reference moderated the relation between age and persecution. Conclusions: The present study showed that social reference and persecution are not equally affected by age and that MERS are important factors to consider when trying to understand the nature of paranoia. Finally, a younger age and the use of MERS
are suggested to be risk factors for developing paranoia.
Disciplines :
Theoretical & cognitive psychology
Author, co-author :
Della Libera, Clara ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Psychologie > Psychologie clinique cognitive et comportementale
Laroi, Frank ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Psychologie > Département de Psychologie
Raffard, Stéphane
Quertemont, Etienne ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Doyen de la Fac. de Psych., Logopédie et Sc. de l'Education
Laloyaux, Julien ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Scientifiques attachés au Doyen (FPLSE)
Language :
English
Title :
Exploration of the paranoia hierarchy in the general population: evidence of an age effect mediated by maladaptive emotion regulation strategies
Alternative titles :
[en] Exploration de la hiérarchie de la paranoia dans la populatiion générale : évidence d'un effet d'âge médié par des stratégies de régulation des émotions dysfonctionnelles
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