Momentary severity of psychotic symptoms predicts overestimation of competence in domains of everyday activities and work in schizophrenia: An ecological momentary assessment study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Schizophrenia participants generate self-reports of their competencies that differ from objective information. They may base their reports on momentary moods or experiences rather than objective data. Theories of delusion formation implicate overconfidence during self-assessment as a cause.

Methods

Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) was used to sample activities and experiences in 101 participants with schizophrenia up to 3 times a day for 30 days. Each survey asked where and with whom they were, what they were doing, and moods and psychotic symptoms they were experiencing. Self-reports and observer ratings of competence in work and everyday activities were collected.

Results

Being home was associated with self-reports of better functioning in activities

SUBMITTER: Gohari E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9119309 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature