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Interpersonal Processes and Attachment in Voice-Hearers.

George Robson¹, Oliver Mason²

¹Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust,London,UK.

Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy

|May 1, 2014

Summary

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Attachment styles significantly influence the distress experienced by individuals who hear voices. Interpersonal dynamics and beliefs about voices mediate this relationship, offering therapeutic insights.

Keywords:

Voice-hearing interpersonal beliefs paranoia

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Area of Science:

Psychology
Psychiatry
Clinical Psychology

Background:

Distress in voice hearers shows inconsistent links with the voice-hearer relationship.
The role of beliefs about voices in this distress is unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

Investigate links between attachment (anxiety/avoidance), interpersonal voice relationship aspects, and distress.
Examine the impact of beliefs about voices and paranoia on these relationships.

Main Methods:

44 voice-hearing participants completed self-report measures.
Assessed attachment, interpersonal voice relationship, beliefs about voices, paranoia, distress, and depression.

Main Results:

Attachment avoidance linked to voice intrusiveness, hearer distance, and distress.
Attachment anxiety linked to voice intrusiveness, hearer dependence, and distress.
Mediation analyses suggest interpersonal dynamics, beliefs, and paranoia link attachment to voice-related distress.

Conclusions:

Attachment style is meaningfully related to beliefs about voices, the voice-hearer relationship, and associated distress.
These findings may hold significance for therapeutic interventions with voice hearers.