Deconstructing the relationships between self-esteem and paranoia in early psychosis: an experience sampling study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

No studies have examined the association between self-esteem and paranoia developmentally across the critical stages of psychosis emergence. The present study fills this gap and extends previous research by examining how different dimensions, measures, and types of self-esteem relate to daily-life paranoia across at-risk mental states for psychosis (ARMS) and first episode of psychosis (FEP) stages. Furthermore, the moderation effects of momentary anxiety and momentary perceived social support on the association between momentary self-esteem and paranoia were examined.

Design

This study used a multilevel, cross-sectional design.

Methods

One-hundred and thirteen participants (74 ARMS and 39 FEP) were assessed repeatedly over seven consecutive days on levels

SUBMITTER: Monsonet M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7693052 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature