doi: 10.18178/ijssh.2023.V13.1116
Correlates of Attenuated Positive Psychotic Symptoms in a Non-Clinical Sample: Perceived Discrimination, Stress, and Substance Use
Camille Lewis
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- 2 Florida A&M University, United States.
- 3 University of Georgia, United States.
Abstract
Early detection and prospective evaluation of individuals who may be at risk of developing psychosis are critical for efforts to isolate mechanisms underlying illness onset and for the testing of preventive interventions. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between perceived discrimination, stress, and substance use as psychosocial correlates for attenuated positive psychotic symptoms among a non-clinical sample of African American young adults. This study, using secondary data, consisted of 160 undergraduate participants from a Historically Black College and University (73.1% female, 26.3% male) ranging in age from 18 to 25 years. There were significant relationships between the scores on the discrimination, perceived stress, and substance use scales, and the total scores of a risk for psychosis measure. Discrimination and substance use scores were also significantly related to distress scores of the risk for psychosis measure. Gender differences in most frequently reported positive attenuated symptoms were reported.
Keywords
- psychosocial correlates
- risk for psychosis
- stress
- substance use
- African American
How to Cite
Camille Lewis, Huijun Li, Ashley Zollicoffer, Neico Slater-Sa-Ra, and Gwendolyn Singleton, "Correlates of Attenuated Positive Psychotic Symptoms in a Non-Clinical Sample: Perceived Discrimination, Stress, and Substance Use," International Journal of Social Science and Humanity, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 34-39, 2023. https://doi.org/ 10.18178/ijssh.2023.V13.1116
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