Elahi, A., McIntyre, J.C., Thomas, J. et al. (3 more authors) (2022) Symptoms of paranoia experienced by students of Pakistani heritage in England. Journal of Nervous & Mental Disease, 210 (9). pp. 680-685. ISSN 0022-3018
Abstract
Individuals belonging to ethnic minority groups are less likely to experience symptoms of psychosis, such as paranoia, if they live in areas with high proportions of people from the same ethnic background. This effect may be due to processes associated with group belonging (social identification). We examined whether the relationship between perceived discrimination and paranoia was moderated by explicit and implicit Pakistani/English identification among students of Pakistani heritage (N = 119). Participants completed measures of explicit and implicit Pakistani and English identity, a measure of perceived discrimination, and a measure of paranoia. Perceived discrimination was the strongest predictor of paranoia (0.31). Implicit identities moderated the relationship between perceived discrimination and paranoia (−0.17). The findings suggest that higher levels of implicit Pakistani identity were most protective against high levels of paranoia (0.26, with low implicit English identity; 0.78, with medium English identity; 1.46, with high English identity). Overall, a complex relationship between identity and paranoia was apparent.
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > Department of Psychology (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 27 Sep 2022 12:59 |
Last Modified: | 27 Sep 2022 12:59 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1097/nmd.0000000000001520 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:190725 |
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