Affecting coping: Does neurocognition predict approach and avoidant coping strategies within schizophrenia spectrum disorders?

MacAulay, Rebecca K.; Cohen, Alex S.

doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2013.04.004

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“…The low schizotypy group showed the opposite effect-greater negative affect increased the likelihood of social engagement. One potential explanation that is supported by previous findings in the schizotypy literature (Horan, Brown, & Blanchard, 2007;MacAulay & Cohen, 2013) is that the two groups may use opposing coping strategies whenever negative affect is experienced:…”

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Words matter: Implementing the electronically activated recorder in schizotypy.

Minor

Davis

Marggraf

et al. 2018

Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment

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In schizophrenia-spectrum populations, analyzing the words people use has offered promise for unlocking information about affective states and social behaviors. The electronically activated recorder (EAR) is an application-based program that is combined with widely used smartphone technology to capture a person's real-world interactions via audio recordings. It improves on the ecological validity of current methodologies by providing objective and naturalistic samples of behavior. This study is the first to implement the EAR in people endorsing elevated traits of schizophrenia-spectrum personality disorders (i.e., schizotypy), and we expected the EAR to (a) differentiate high and low schizotypy groups on affective disturbances and social engagement and (b) show that high schizotypy status moderates links between affect and social behavior using a multimethod approach. Lexical analysis of EAR recordings revealed greater negative affect and decreased social engagement in those high in schizotypy. When assessing specific traits, EAR and ecological momentary assessment (EMA) converged to show that positive schizotypy predicted negative affect. Finally, high schizotypy status moderated links between negative affect and social engagement when the EAR was combined with EMA. Adherence did not influence results, as both groups wore the EAR more than 90% of their waking hours. Findings supported using the EAR to assess real-world expressions of personality and functioning in schizotypy. Evidence also showed that the EAR can be used alongside EMA to provide a mixed-method, real-world assessment that is high in ecological validity and offers a window into the daily lives of those with elevated traits of schizophrenia-spectrum personality disorders. (PsycINFO Database Record

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confidence: 77%

Words matter: Implementing the electronically activated recorder in schizotypy.

Minor

Davis

Marggraf

et al. 2018

Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment

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“…Based on a recent study from our lab (Martin et al, 2019) that examined predicted affect in schizophrenia patients using the same social interaction task, a power analysis was conducted using an expected effect size of d = 0.8, power of 0.8, and p < 0.05, resulting in the suggested recruitment of 25 participants per group. However, previous research indicates that the magnitude of emotional abnormalities in individuals at risk of developing schizophrenia spectrum disorders is typically in the medium-large range, which is similar or greater than effect sizes comparing individuals with schizophrenia to controls (Cohen, Auster, MacAulay, & McGovern, 2014;MacAulay & Cohen, 2013). Based on this study, we expected group differences to be even larger because we used an extreme-groups approach, and aimed to recruit 20 participants in each group.…”

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Affective forecasting and accuracy in social anhedonia: Predicted and experienced emotion for a social interaction

Chan

Huang

et al. 2019

J Clin Psychol

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Objective Previous research suggests people with social anhedonia (SocAnh) exhibit deficits in anticipated pleasure for social stimuli relative to controls. However, previous research has relied on hypothetical social stimuli and has focused on anticipated pleasure without examining negative affect. Method Participants were informed that they would complete an “enjoyable” sharing task with a peer and were asked to forecast positive and negative affect during the interaction. After the interaction, participants reported their experienced emotions. Results We found SocAnh and controls anticipated and experienced similar levels of positive affect and that both groups underpredicted positive affect. The SocAnh group anticipated and experienced more negative affect than controls and was more accurate in forecasting negative affect. Conclusion This is the first study to show that SocAnh is associated with the heightened anticipation of negative affect and that experiencing heightened negative affect during social interactions could drive reduced motivation and desire to engage in future social interaction.

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“…Indeed, smartphones allow us to access information from any location; this creates the conditions for digital information overload, which some individuals cannot cope with. Several studies have shown that individuals with psychotic disorders tend to engage in more maladaptive coping strategies than do nonpsychiatric controls (MacAulay & Cohen, ; Norman & Malla, ). Our results suggest that patients with schizophrenia have difficulties with processing information and interacting in an emotionally appropriate manner in online environments, which could lead to anxiety.…”

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Problematic smartphone use and related factors in young patients with schizophrenia

Lee

Chung

Kim

et al. 2019

Asia-Pacific Psychiatry

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Introduction The present study aimed to examine smartphone use in young patients with schizophrenia and to explore factors that may affect the severity of problematic smartphone use. Methods A total of 148 schizophrenia patients aged 18 to 35 years completed self‐administered questionnaires exploring sociodemographic characteristics; Smartphone Addiction Scale (SAS), the Big Five Inventory‐10 (BFI‐10), the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), and the Rosenberg Self‐Esteem Scale (RSES). All were also assessed using the Clinician‐Rated Dimensions of Psychosis Symptom Severity (CRDPSS) Scale and the Personal and Social Performance (PSP) Scale. Results The mean subject age was 27.5 ± 4.5 years. No significant differences in the SAS scores occurred between gender, jobs, and level of education. The Pearson r‐correlation test showed that the SAS scores were significantly positively correlated with HADS anxiety, PSS, and BFI‐10 neuroticism scores; it was negatively correlated with RSES, BFI‐10 agreeableness, and conscientiousness scores. In the stepwise linear regression analysis, the severity of PSU was significantly associated with both high anxiety and low agreeableness. Discussion Our results suggest that specific groups of patients with schizophrenia may require special care to prevent problematic smartphone use.

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Affecting coping: Does neurocognition predict approach and avoidant coping strategies within schizophrenia spectrum disorders?

Cited by 30 publications

References 29 publications

Words matter: Implementing the electronically activated recorder in schizotypy.

Words matter: Implementing the electronically activated recorder in schizotypy.

Affective forecasting and accuracy in social anhedonia: Predicted and experienced emotion for a social interaction

Problematic smartphone use and related factors in young patients with schizophrenia

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