The Association Between Delay Discounting and Schizotypal Personality Characteristics in a Nonclinical Sample

AbstractThought–action fusion (TAF) refers to the belief that thoughts and actions are linked. While ‘Moral’ TAF refers to the belief that unacceptable thoughts are morally equivalent to overt actions, ‘Likelihood’ TAF is the belief that certain thoughts can increase the probability of some events (related to self or others) to occur. The objective of this study was to compare the schizophrenic patients with nonclinical controls in terms of TAF Likelihood and TAF Moral after controlling for the effects of obsessive compulsive and depressive symptoms, magical ideation and schizotypy. The sample was composed of patients hospitalised for schizophrenia (n = 45) and nonclinical control subjects (n = 41). Thought–Action Fusion Scale, Maudsley Obsessive–Compulsive Inventory, Magical Ideation Scale, Schizotypal Personality Characteristics Subscale and Beck Depression Inventory were administered. Results revealed that after controlling the effects of obsessive–compulsive and depressive symptoms, magical ideation and schizotypy, patients still had higher scores on TAF Likelihood Others but not on Self. Patients also had a tendency to get higher scores on TAF Moral. It is concluded that the study shows the presence of TAF Likelihood Others in schizophrenia even after controlling for the effects of magical ideation, depressive and OCD symptoms and schizotypal characteristics.

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Influences on Maternal Overprotection

The British Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.1192/bjp.138.4.303 ◽

1981 ◽

Vol 138 (4) ◽

pp. 303-311 ◽

Cited By ~ 56

Author(s):

Gordon Parker ◽

Penny Lipscombe

Keyword(s):

Primary Prevention ◽

Maternal Care ◽

Psychotic Disorders ◽

Cultural Factors ◽

Personality Characteristics ◽

Active Stage ◽

High Anxiety ◽

Prevention And Treatment ◽

Nonclinical Sample ◽

Parental Characteristic

SummaryWhile maternal overprotection appears associated with several neurotic and psychotic disorders, little is known about determinants of such a parental characteristic. Several hypotheses have been tested in a large nonclinical sample. Maternal and cultural factors seemed of greater relevance than characteristics in the child. Overprotective mothers gave evidence of marked maternal preoccupations before having children, of showing a capacity to be overprotective after the active stage of mothering, and of having personality characteristics of high anxiety, obsessionality and a need to control. Maternal overprotection appears associated with low, rather than with high maternal care. This has important primary prevention and treatment implications.

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Supplemental Material for The Nomological Network of Anomalous Self-Experiences and Schizotypal Personality in a Nonclinical Sample

Psychology of Consciousness Theory Research and Practice ◽

10.1037/cns0000276.supp ◽

2021 ◽

Keyword(s):

Nomological Network ◽

Schizotypal Personality ◽

Nonclinical Sample

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Bulimic Symptomatology and Personality Factors in a Nonclinical Sample: A Replication

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.1994.75.1.224 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 75 (1) ◽

pp. 224-226 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Tim Geissler ◽

I. W. Kelly

Keyword(s):

Positive Association ◽

Personality Characteristics ◽

Personality Factors ◽

Eysenck Personality Questionnaire ◽

Personality Questionnaire ◽

Bulimic Symptoms ◽

Nonclinical Sample ◽

The Relationship

Analysis of 102 undergraduate women's responses replicated the 1993 findings of Janzen, Saklofske, and Kelly considering the relationship between personality characteristics based on the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire—Revised and bulimic symptomatology as measured by the BULIT—R. Consistent with Janzen, et al., the strongest relationship with bulimic symptomatology was for Neuroticism. Also consistent was the lack of relationship with Extraversion scores. At variance with the earlier findings was a weak positive association between reports of bulimic symptoms and scores on Psychoticism.

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Bulimic Symptomatology, Body-Image, and Personality Characteristics of University Men

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.2002.91.2.496 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 91 (2) ◽

pp. 496-502 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

R. A. Finlayson ◽

I. W. Kelly ◽

D. H. Saklofske

Keyword(s):

Body Image ◽

Personality Characteristics ◽

Personality Factors ◽

Eysenck Personality Questionnaire ◽

Personality Questionnaire ◽

Multidimensional Measure ◽

Significant Relationships ◽

Image Characteristics ◽

Nonclinical Sample ◽

Body Self

This study examined the relationships, using regression analysis, among bulimic symptomatology, body-image characteristics, and personality factors in a nonclinical sample of 46 undergraduate university men. They completed the Bulimia Test—Revised (a measure of bulimic symptomatology), the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire–Revised (a measure of personality characteristics), and the Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire (a multidimensional measure of body-image parameters). Statistically significant relationships were identified among Appearance Evaluation, Neuroticism and Psychoticism, and the BULIT-R scores.

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