Mediating role of aberrant salience and self-disturbances for the relationship between childhood trauma and psychotic-like experiences in the general population

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Mediating role of aberrant salience and self-disturbances for the relationship between childhood trauma and psychotic-like experiences in the general population. / Gawęda, Łukasz; Göritz, Anja S; Moritz, Steffen.

in: SCHIZOPHR RES, Jahrgang 206, 04.2019, S. 149-156.

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title = "Mediating role of aberrant salience and self-disturbances for the relationship between childhood trauma and psychotic-like experiences in the general population",
abstract = "INTRODUCTION: The relationship between childhood trauma and the risk of psychosis is well established. However, the mechanisms of the relationship are still unknown. We investigated whether two factors involved in the risk of psychosis - self-disturbances and aberrant salience - mediate the relationship between childhood trauma and psychotic-like experiences in the general population.METHODS: We tested parallel mediation models which assume that the relationship between childhood trauma (Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, the CTQ) and psychotic-like experiences (Prodromal questionnaire, PQ-16) is mediated by both self-disturbances and aberrant salience (Aberrant Salience Inventory, the ASI) in a general population sample (N = 649). Separate parallel mediation models were calculated for cumulative childhood trauma, exposure to abusive behaviors (emotional, physical and sexual abuse) and neglect (emotional and physical neglect) controlling for gender.RESULTS: Childhood traumatic life events predicted psychotic-like experiences. Childhood trauma was also related to self-disturbances and aberrant salience. Self-disturbances and aberrant salience were related to psychotic-like experiences. Models of mediation for the relationship between cumulative childhood trauma and neglect and psychotic-like experiences revealed an indirect-only mediation by self-disturbances and aberrant salience. The model for childhood abuse suggested a complementary mediation and was affected by gender.CONCLUSIONS: Our results provide tentative evidence that self-disturbances and aberrant salience are important factors in the translation of childhood trauma into the risk of psychosis in the general population. Causal relationships could not be inferred from this cross-sectional data. Hence, longitudinal studies on a clinical sample are warranted.",
author = "{\L}ukasz Gaw{\c e}da and G{\"o}ritz, {Anja S} and Steffen Moritz",
note = "Copyright {\textcopyright} 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.",
year = "2019",
month = apr,
doi = "10.1016/j.schres.2018.11.034",
language = "English",
volume = "206",
pages = "149--156",
journal = "SCHIZOPHR RES",
issn = "0920-9964",
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T1 - Mediating role of aberrant salience and self-disturbances for the relationship between childhood trauma and psychotic-like experiences in the general population

AU - Gawęda, Łukasz

AU - Göritz, Anja S

AU - Moritz, Steffen

N1 - Copyright © 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

PY - 2019/4

Y1 - 2019/4

N2 - INTRODUCTION: The relationship between childhood trauma and the risk of psychosis is well established. However, the mechanisms of the relationship are still unknown. We investigated whether two factors involved in the risk of psychosis - self-disturbances and aberrant salience - mediate the relationship between childhood trauma and psychotic-like experiences in the general population.METHODS: We tested parallel mediation models which assume that the relationship between childhood trauma (Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, the CTQ) and psychotic-like experiences (Prodromal questionnaire, PQ-16) is mediated by both self-disturbances and aberrant salience (Aberrant Salience Inventory, the ASI) in a general population sample (N = 649). Separate parallel mediation models were calculated for cumulative childhood trauma, exposure to abusive behaviors (emotional, physical and sexual abuse) and neglect (emotional and physical neglect) controlling for gender.RESULTS: Childhood traumatic life events predicted psychotic-like experiences. Childhood trauma was also related to self-disturbances and aberrant salience. Self-disturbances and aberrant salience were related to psychotic-like experiences. Models of mediation for the relationship between cumulative childhood trauma and neglect and psychotic-like experiences revealed an indirect-only mediation by self-disturbances and aberrant salience. The model for childhood abuse suggested a complementary mediation and was affected by gender.CONCLUSIONS: Our results provide tentative evidence that self-disturbances and aberrant salience are important factors in the translation of childhood trauma into the risk of psychosis in the general population. Causal relationships could not be inferred from this cross-sectional data. Hence, longitudinal studies on a clinical sample are warranted.

AB - INTRODUCTION: The relationship between childhood trauma and the risk of psychosis is well established. However, the mechanisms of the relationship are still unknown. We investigated whether two factors involved in the risk of psychosis - self-disturbances and aberrant salience - mediate the relationship between childhood trauma and psychotic-like experiences in the general population.METHODS: We tested parallel mediation models which assume that the relationship between childhood trauma (Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, the CTQ) and psychotic-like experiences (Prodromal questionnaire, PQ-16) is mediated by both self-disturbances and aberrant salience (Aberrant Salience Inventory, the ASI) in a general population sample (N = 649). Separate parallel mediation models were calculated for cumulative childhood trauma, exposure to abusive behaviors (emotional, physical and sexual abuse) and neglect (emotional and physical neglect) controlling for gender.RESULTS: Childhood traumatic life events predicted psychotic-like experiences. Childhood trauma was also related to self-disturbances and aberrant salience. Self-disturbances and aberrant salience were related to psychotic-like experiences. Models of mediation for the relationship between cumulative childhood trauma and neglect and psychotic-like experiences revealed an indirect-only mediation by self-disturbances and aberrant salience. The model for childhood abuse suggested a complementary mediation and was affected by gender.CONCLUSIONS: Our results provide tentative evidence that self-disturbances and aberrant salience are important factors in the translation of childhood trauma into the risk of psychosis in the general population. Causal relationships could not be inferred from this cross-sectional data. Hence, longitudinal studies on a clinical sample are warranted.

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DO - 10.1016/j.schres.2018.11.034

M3 - SCORING: Journal article

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VL - 206

SP - 149

EP - 156

JO - SCHIZOPHR RES

JF - SCHIZOPHR RES

SN - 0920-9964

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