TY - JOUR
T1 - Current psychotic-like experiences among adolescents in China
T2 - Identifying risk and protective factors
AU - Wang, Dongfang
AU - Chen, Huilin
AU - Chen, Zihao
AU - Liu, Wenxu
AU - Wu, Lili
AU - Chen, Yao
AU - Sun, Meng
AU - Fan, Fang
N1 - Funding Information:
The present study was funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 31871129 , 8210053414 ); Research on the Processes and Repair of Psychological Trauma in Youth, Project of Key Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, MOE (Grant No. 16JJD190001 ); Guangdong Province Higher Vocational Colleges and Schools Pearl River Scholar Funded Scheme ( GDUPS 2016 ); and Graduate Research and Innovation Project of School of Psychology, South China Normal University ( PSY-SCNU202017 ).
PY - 2022/6/30
Y1 - 2022/6/30
N2 - Objective: This study aim to explore the prevalence of current PLEs over past month and relevant influential factors among adolescents. Methods: A total of 67,538 students completed one online survey between April 21st and May 12th, 2021. Current PLEs were assessed using the 8-item Positive Subscale of the Community Assessment of Psychic Experiences (CAPE-P8). Participants were defined as having frequent PLEs if they selected “often” or “nearly always” on one or more items of CAPE-P8. Family function, school climate and a series of socio-demographic were also evaluated. Results: In this sample, 49.3% adolescents reported having at least one PLE over the past month, while 15.4% experienced high frequent PLEs. Alcohol intake was positively associated with high frequent PLEs (OR = 2.61, 95% CI = 2.37–2.88). Adolescents with chronic physical illness (OR = 1.94, 95% CI = 1.73–2.18) or family history of psychiatric illness (OR = 2.61, 95% CI = 2.22–2.77) were more likely to suffer from high frequent PLEs. Dysfunction family function (OR moderate = 1.98, 95% CI = 1.98–2.09; OR severe = 6.98, 95% CI = 6.48–7.53) or poor school climate (OR = 3.14, 95% CI = 2.93–3.37) was associated with elevated high frequent PLEs. Conclusions: Several factors of socio-demographics, unhealthy lifestyle, family and school environments are found to be related to frequent PLEs. These factors should also be taken into consideration for effective psychosocial intervention in adolescents.
AB - Objective: This study aim to explore the prevalence of current PLEs over past month and relevant influential factors among adolescents. Methods: A total of 67,538 students completed one online survey between April 21st and May 12th, 2021. Current PLEs were assessed using the 8-item Positive Subscale of the Community Assessment of Psychic Experiences (CAPE-P8). Participants were defined as having frequent PLEs if they selected “often” or “nearly always” on one or more items of CAPE-P8. Family function, school climate and a series of socio-demographic were also evaluated. Results: In this sample, 49.3% adolescents reported having at least one PLE over the past month, while 15.4% experienced high frequent PLEs. Alcohol intake was positively associated with high frequent PLEs (OR = 2.61, 95% CI = 2.37–2.88). Adolescents with chronic physical illness (OR = 1.94, 95% CI = 1.73–2.18) or family history of psychiatric illness (OR = 2.61, 95% CI = 2.22–2.77) were more likely to suffer from high frequent PLEs. Dysfunction family function (OR moderate = 1.98, 95% CI = 1.98–2.09; OR severe = 6.98, 95% CI = 6.48–7.53) or poor school climate (OR = 3.14, 95% CI = 2.93–3.37) was associated with elevated high frequent PLEs. Conclusions: Several factors of socio-demographics, unhealthy lifestyle, family and school environments are found to be related to frequent PLEs. These factors should also be taken into consideration for effective psychosocial intervention in adolescents.
KW - Adolescents
KW - Protective factors
KW - Psychotic-like experiences
KW - Risk factors
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U2 - 10.1016/j.schres.2022.05.024
DO - 10.1016/j.schres.2022.05.024
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85131648751
VL - 244
SP - 111
EP - 117
JO - Schizophrenia Research
JF - Schizophrenia Research
SN - 0920-9964
ER -
