What's the impact of voice-hearing experiences on the social relating of young people: A comparison between help-seeking young people who did and did not hear voices.

ABSTRACT: Limited research has explored the specific impact of voice-hearing experiences upon the social relating of adolescents. This study examined the associations of voice-hearing in youth with social relating, and putative explanatory factors. An observational, cross-sectional design using a clinical comparison group was employed to examine historical and concurrent associations with voice-hearing. Thirty-four young people (age 14-18 years) with voice-hearing experiences and 34 young people who did not hear voices were recruited from NHS mental health services. Participants completed measures about social relating and potential explanatory factors. Analyses of covariance were used to examine between-group differences. Voice-hearers scored higher on negative schematic beliefs (self-beliefs, part

SUBMITTER: Rammou A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10522017 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature