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Area of Science:

  • Developmental Psychology
  • Psychopathology
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • Adolescent psychotic experiences and poor social functioning are known precursors to psychotic disorders.
  • The causal relationship between social functioning and psychotic experiences, specifically whether poor functioning precedes or results from these experiences, remains unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if poor social functioning is a risk factor for adolescent psychotic experiences.
  • To determine if social functioning deterioration poses the highest risk for psychotic experiences.
  • To examine if theory of mind ability mediates the association between social functioning and psychotic experiences.

Main Methods:

  • Longitudinal study of a large community sample (n=3,592).
  • Assessed social functioning (peer problems, prosocial behavior) at ages 7 and 11.
  • Measured theory of mind ability and psychotic experiences at age 12.

Main Results:

  • Peer problems at ages 7 and 11 were independently associated with psychotic experiences at age 12.
  • Theory of mind ability did not mediate the observed association.
  • The risk of psychotic experiences was not significantly higher for individuals with deteriorating social functioning.

Conclusions:

  • Poor social functioning in childhood is a significant predictor of adolescent psychotic experiences.
  • Deterioration in social functioning did not emerge as the strongest risk factor for psychotic experiences.