Childhood Imaginary Companion and Schizotypy in Adolescents and Adults
Objective: This study evaluated the association of Childhood Imaginary Companion (CIC) status and schizotypy levels of adolescents and adults within the framework of the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP). Method: The sample included 255 Iranian adolescents and adults, grouped accordin...
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| description | Objective: This study evaluated the association of Childhood Imaginary Companion (CIC) status and schizotypy levels of adolescents and adults within the framework of the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP). Method: The sample included 255 Iranian adolescents and adults, grouped according to their CIC status, who responded mostly via e-questionnaires on a website. Schizotypy dimensions were compared between these two groups. Two measures compatible with the HiTOP model were also evaluated both in relation to the short scale of the Oxford-Liverpool Inventory of Feelings and Experiences (sO-LIFE) schizotypy dimensions and the CIC status of participants; one scale used exclusively with adolescents (i.e., the Achenbach System of Empirically-Based Assessment-Youth Self-Report [ASEBA-YSR]), and another with adults (i.e., the NEO-Five Factor Inventory [NEO-FFI]). Results: Scores on the unusual experiences (UnEx) the impulsive nonconformity (ImpNon) dimensions, and the total score of the sO-LIFE were higher for the CIC group. For adolescents, the UnEx dimension and the Thought Problems subscale of the ASEBA-YSR correlated. Scores on three subscales of the ASEBA-YSR (i.e., Thought Problems, Obsessive-Compulsive Problems, and PTSD Problems) were significantly higher for the CIC group. For adults, the neuroticism domain of the NEO-FFI correlated strongly with total score of the sO-LIFE and the cognitive disorganization (CogDis) dimension. This domain of the NEO-FFI was the only one in which CIC adults scored higher than the NIC group. Conclusion: CIC in adolescents and adults is associated with a set of schizotypy dimensions in line with the concept of the “happy schizotype.” |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a4c5f81fac9d4aa99a355683505c87382023-01-03T07:45:15ZengParapsychology FoundationJournal of Anomalous Experience and Cognition2004-19772004-19692022-05-0121166189https://doi.org/10.31156/jaex.23812Childhood Imaginary Companion and Schizotypy in Adolescents and AdultsTohid Zarei0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2414-1177Abbas Pourshahbaz1Marjan Poshtmashhadi2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7129-9041University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation SciencesUniversity of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation SciencesObjective: This study evaluated the association of Childhood Imaginary Companion (CIC) status and schizotypy levels of adolescents and adults within the framework of the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP). Method: The sample included 255 Iranian adolescents and adults, grouped according to their CIC status, who responded mostly via e-questionnaires on a website. Schizotypy dimensions were compared between these two groups. Two measures compatible with the HiTOP model were also evaluated both in relation to the short scale of the Oxford-Liverpool Inventory of Feelings and Experiences (sO-LIFE) schizotypy dimensions and the CIC status of participants; one scale used exclusively with adolescents (i.e., the Achenbach System of Empirically-Based Assessment-Youth Self-Report [ASEBA-YSR]), and another with adults (i.e., the NEO-Five Factor Inventory [NEO-FFI]). Results: Scores on the unusual experiences (UnEx) the impulsive nonconformity (ImpNon) dimensions, and the total score of the sO-LIFE were higher for the CIC group. For adolescents, the UnEx dimension and the Thought Problems subscale of the ASEBA-YSR correlated. Scores on three subscales of the ASEBA-YSR (i.e., Thought Problems, Obsessive-Compulsive Problems, and PTSD Problems) were significantly higher for the CIC group. For adults, the neuroticism domain of the NEO-FFI correlated strongly with total score of the sO-LIFE and the cognitive disorganization (CogDis) dimension. This domain of the NEO-FFI was the only one in which CIC adults scored higher than the NIC group. Conclusion: CIC in adolescents and adults is associated with a set of schizotypy dimensions in line with the concept of the “happy schizotype.”https://journals.lub.lu.se/jaex/article/view/23812anomalous experienceimaginary companionschizotypy |
| spellingShingle | Tohid Zarei Abbas Pourshahbaz Marjan Poshtmashhadi Childhood Imaginary Companion and Schizotypy in Adolescents and Adults Journal of Anomalous Experience and Cognition anomalous experience imaginary companion schizotypy |
| title | Childhood Imaginary Companion and Schizotypy in Adolescents and Adults |
| title_full | Childhood Imaginary Companion and Schizotypy in Adolescents and Adults |
| title_fullStr | Childhood Imaginary Companion and Schizotypy in Adolescents and Adults |
| title_full_unstemmed | Childhood Imaginary Companion and Schizotypy in Adolescents and Adults |
| title_short | Childhood Imaginary Companion and Schizotypy in Adolescents and Adults |
| title_sort | childhood imaginary companion and schizotypy in adolescents and adults |
| topic | anomalous experience imaginary companion schizotypy |
| url | https://journals.lub.lu.se/jaex/article/view/23812 |
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