Internet addiction and psychological distress in highly schizotypal students

IntroductionThere is some limited evidence of an association between technology addictions and the emergence of pre-psychotic symptoms, high psychoticism , psychotic like experiences, and high schizotypy among young non-clinical adults. These addictions and their subsequent distress are likely to co...

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Published in:European psychiatry 2023-03, Vol.66 (S1), p.S272-S272
Main Authors: Boukadida, Y, F fekih_romdhane, Away, R, Damak, R, ghrissi, F, Cheour, M
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Language:English
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Addictions
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Internet
Psychosis
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Summary:IntroductionThere is some limited evidence of an association between technology addictions and the emergence of pre-psychotic symptoms, high psychoticism , psychotic like experiences, and high schizotypy among young non-clinical adults. These addictions and their subsequent distress are likely to contribute to transition to psychosis in individuals at risk .Objectiveswe aimed to explore the association between Internet addiction and distress in the high schizotypy group , expecting that the two would be associated .MethodsFrom a pool of 700 students, the final sample consisted of 74 low schizotypal and 70 high schizotypal students. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire which contained five research scales: The Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire (SPQ) , the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS-21) , the Internet Addiction Test (IAT).ResultsBivariate analyses revealed significant positive correlations between Internet addiction and depression (r=.344, p
ISSN:0924-9338
1778-3585
DOI:10.1192/j.eurpsy.2023.617