The relationship with the voices as a dialogical experience: The role of self‐focused attention and dissociation

Objective The purpose of this article was to study the relationship of self‐focused attention and dissociation with the dialogical relationship persons diagnosed with psychosis have with their voices. Method The DAIMON Scale was applied to 62 persons diagnosed with psychosis to measure the dialogica...

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Published in:Journal of clinical psychology 2020-03, Vol.76 (3), p.549-558
Main Authors: Perona‐Garcelán, Salvador, López‐Jiménez, Ana M., Bellido‐Zanin, Gloria, Senín‐Calderón, Cristina, Ruiz‐Veguilla, Miguel, Rodríguez‐Testal, Juan F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Attention
auditory hallucinations
Depersonalization - psychology
dissociation
Dissociative Disorders - psychology
Female
Hallucinations - psychology
Humans
Male
Mediation Analysis
Middle Aged
Psychosis
Psychotic Disorders - epidemiology
relationship with voices
self‐focused attention
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Summary:Objective The purpose of this article was to study the relationship of self‐focused attention and dissociation with the dialogical relationship persons diagnosed with psychosis have with their voices. Method The DAIMON Scale was applied to 62 persons diagnosed with psychosis to measure the dialogical relationship with their voices, and the Cambridge depersonalization scale, the Tellegen absorption scale, and the self‐focused attention scale. Results The results showed that the dialogical relationship with the voices was associated with high levels of self‐focused attention (private and public), depersonalization, and absorption. It was also found that absorption mediated significantly between public self‐focused attention and the dialogical relationship with the voices. Conclusions The role of dissociation and self‐focused attention in forming the dialogical relationship a person with psychosis has with the voices is discussed and approaches to treatment are suggested.
ISSN:0021-9762
1097-4679
DOI:10.1002/jclp.22890