Relationship between Anger and Paranoid Thoughts in a Nonclinical Sample

Abstract

Anger has been suggested to be associated with paranoid thoughts in nonclinical groups. For a clear evaluation of the relationship between anger and paranoid thoughts, successive preliminary surveys were conducted in a student group in Japan. A total of 102 undergraduate students completed two scales-the Paranoia Checklist and the Spielberger Trait Anger Expression Inventory. The participants filled out the questionnaires twice, at a 1-mo. interval. The synchronous effects model was used to examine the relationship between the variables. Structural equation modeling demonstrated an acceptable fit, and trait anger at Time 2 was found to have a weak effect on paranoid thoughts at Time 2, whereas paranoid thoughts at Time 2 had no effect on trait anger at Time 2. The findings suggest the possibility of a relationship between trait anger and paranoid thoughts in a nonclinical population.

Reliability, Validity, and Factorial Structure of the Farsi Version of the Paranoia Checklist With Iranian Students

“…On the Paranoia Checklist, 37% of the sample showed frequency, degree of conviction, and distress paranoid thoughts (M = 35.50, SD = 7.21). The Cronbach's α for the Paranoia Checklist was .87, indicating good reliability, consistent with research in other countries (e.g., Brown, 2010;Barreto Carvalho et al, 2018;Freeman, Garety, Bebbington, Smith, et al, 2005;Hirao, 2016;Yamauchi et al, 2007Yamauchi et al, , 2009aYamauchi, Sudo, & Tanno, 2009c;.…”

“…The results are consistent with other studies, for example, Yamauchi et al (2007) indicated that the Japanese-version Paranoia Checklist (JPC) scores positively correlated with the Paranoia Scale and the Peters et al Delusions Inventory (PDI). In two studies, Yamauchi et al (2009a) found that the Paranoia Checklist correlated with the Spielberger Trait Anger Expression Inventory in undergraduate students, and Yamauchi et al (2009c) showed that the JPC positively correlated with trait anxiety, social anxiety, and anger, and negatively correlated with social support. reported that the Paranoia Checklist correlated .52 with the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PNSS).…”

Do People With Psychosis Have Specific Difficulties Regulating Emotions?

“…Nevertheless, people with psychosis might also experience difficulties in regulating other distressing emotions. Some studies found that anger was related to or even predicted paranoia (Thewissen et al ., ; Yamauchi, Sudo, & Tanno, ). Furthermore, high levels of shame have been shown to be the characteristic of persons within the post‐psychotic recovery phase (Michail & Birchwood, ; Turner et al ., ).…”