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From core schemas about the self and others to voice phenomenology: Anxiety and depression affect voice hearers differently.

From core schemas about the self and others to voice phenomenology: Anxiety and depression affect voice hearers differently.

Authors :
Kusztrits, Isabella
Toh, Wei Lin
Thomas, Neil
Larøi, Frank
Meyers, Denny
Hirnstein, Marco
Rossell, Susan
Source :
Psychology & Psychotherapy: Theory, Research & Practice; Jun2022, Vol. 95 Issue 2, p493-507, 15p, 3 Diagrams, 4 Charts, 1 Graph
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

Objectives: Auditory verbal hallucinations (AVHs) occur as a symptom in various mental disorders, and show different phenomenological aspects, depending on their underlying psychopathology. Anxiety and depression, which are known to be involved in the development of AVHs, are suggested to amplify a vicious cycle in which negative interpretations of daily experiences feed into the formation of negative core schemas about the self and others. However, the way in which these variables interrelate is still unknown. Therefore, our aim was to determine the specific roles of anxiety and depression in the relationship between core schemas and emotional aspects of AVHs for three groups (non‐clinical voice hearers, affective voice hearers and non‐affective voice hearers). Methods: Positive and negative core schemas of the self and others were tested as predictors of emotional distress due to AVHs, examining anxiety and depression separately as potential mediators. Results: Results showed full mediating effects of depression in non‐affective voice hearers in the relationship between negative core schemas and AVH distress, but not in affective voice hearers. Anxiety was not a mediator in any of the groups. Conclusions: These findings suggest different emotional mechanisms depending on the underlying psychopathology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
14760835
Volume :
95
Issue :
2
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Psychology & Psychotherapy: Theory, Research & Practice
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
156806569
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1111/papt.12384