The present study was an examination of global self-esteem and various types of unusual beliefs in a nonclinical population. Individuals with no history of psychotic disorder (N = 121) completed a measure of delusion-proneness and also a measure of self-esteem. Results indicated high delusion prone individuals had lower self-esteem than low delusion prone individuals (p = 0.044). In addition, higher levels of paranoid ideation and suspiciousness were associated with lower self-esteem (p < 0.001). Significant, yet smaller relationships also emerged between low self-esteem and higher levels of beliefs related to thought disturbances, catastrophic ideation/thought broadcasting, and ideation of reference/influence. The significance of these findings as they relate to theories of delusion formation is discussed.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/NMD.0b013e3181e086c5 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Transient Psychotic Relapse Following COVID-19 in a Stable Schizophrenia Patient on Paliperidone Palmitate: A Case Report.
Cureus
November 2024
Psychiatry, Maudsley Health, Al Amal Psychiatric Hospital, Dubai, ARE.
Schizophrenia is a chronic psychiatric disorder marked by severe disturbances in thought, perception, and behavior. Long-acting injectable (LAI) antipsychotics, such as paliperidone, are widely used to promote sustained remission and ensure medication adherence, especially in patients prone to relapse. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has introduced unique challenges, with studies indicating that infections like COVID-19 may exacerbate psychiatric symptoms through neuroinflammatory pathways.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDelusion-proneness predicts COVID-19 vaccination behavior.
Front Psychiatry
November 2024
Centre for Psychiatry Research (CPF), Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Introduction: Vaccination-related conspiracy ideation is related to reduced compliance with public health advice globally. Such beliefs have previously been linked to the delusion-proneness trait. However, it is not known how this extends to getting vaccinated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAcquiescing to intuition in individuals prone to delusions: alterations in dual processes and cognitive control.
Sci Rep
October 2024
Department of Psychology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794-2500, USA.
Anomalous beliefs exist on a continuum ranging from conventional beliefs to delusions. Recent work proposes that delusions may be formed via acquiescence, in which intuitive beliefs arise and persist despite awareness that they conflict with rationality. Cognitive control theory can similarly explain how we fail to detect that delusional beliefs conflict with rationality, and/or marshal cognitive control (analytic) resources to override them.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe contributions of risk-taking and impulsivity to jumping to conclusions in the psychosis spectrum.
Schizophr Res
July 2024
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany. Electronic address:
The jumping to conclusions (JTC) bias has been linked to the formation and maintenance of delusions across the psychosis spectrum. However, it remains unclear whether this bias reflects a primary cognitive deviation or is secondary to other cognitive processes. To this end, we investigated the relationship between JTC, risk-taking, impulsivity, and sensation seeking in individuals with psychotic-like experiences (PLEs) and controls.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMoral learning and positive schizotypy: Social cognitive mechanisms in psychosis- proneness.
Schizophr Res
April 2024
Department of Psychology, Yale University, United States of America.
Background: Delusional thoughts such as paranoia and conspiratorial thinking reflect beliefs in others' intentions to do harm. Given the integral role of harm evaluation in moral cognition, a better understanding of how psychosis-prone individuals process others' moral characters may provide insights into social cognitive mechanisms of these types of delusions.
Methods: An online sample of 293 participants was drawn from the general population, using Amazon Mechanical Turk.
Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!