Davis, P.E. orcid.org/0000-0002-0043-9991, Webster, L.A.D., Fernyhough, C. et al. (3 more authors) (2019) Adult report of childhood imaginary companions and adversity relates to concurrent prodromal psychosis symptoms. Psychiatry Research, 271. pp. 150-152. ISSN 0165-1781
Abstract
Hallucination and dissociation have been found to be associated with imaginary friend play in childhood (CIC). Past studies have not investigated how this play relates to adult prodromal symptoms or how childhood adversity mediates the relationship. CIC play was examined in 278 participants, 18–24 years. CIC status predicted prodromal symptoms of hallucination only, whereas childhood adversity predicted all other symptoms. Mediation analysis found CIC's relation to hallucination symptoms was partially mediated by childhood adversity. Findings fit with views that CIC are a positive childhood experience which may convert to a negative developmental trajectory through the impact of childhood adversity.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2018 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/BY/4.0/) |
Keywords: | Imaginary companions, Prodromal symptoms, Childhood adversity |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Psychology (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 02 May 2025 09:56 |
Last Modified: | 02 May 2025 09:56 |
Published Version: | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.psychres.2018.11.046 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:226129 |