Momentary Self-esteem as a Process Underlying the Association Between Childhood Trauma and Psychosis: Experience Sampling Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Exposure to childhood trauma is associated with an increased risk of developing and maintaining psychotic symptoms later in life. Self-esteem might be an important psychological process underlying the association between childhood trauma and psychosis, but there is only limited evidence to support this claim, especially in daily life.

Objective

In this study, we aimed to investigate whether exposure to childhood trauma (physical, emotional, and sexual abuse and physical and emotional neglect) moderates the cross-sectional and temporal associations between self-esteem and psychotic experiences in patients with psychotic disorders, their first-degree relatives, and controls.

Methods

We assessed momentary self-esteem and psychotic experiences in daily life usi

SUBMITTER: Daemen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10131675 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature