Conference paper

ATTRIBUTIONAL STYLE IN FIST EPISODE OF SCHIZOPHRENIA AND SCHIZOPHRENIA SPECTRUM DISORDERS WITH AND WITHOUT PARANOID IDEAT

Yulia Zaytseva ; Moscow Research Institute of Psychiatry, Moscow, Russia
Vitalina Burova ; Moscow Research Institute of Psychiatry, Moscow, Russia
Zanna Garakh ; Moscow Research Institute of Psychiatry, Moscow, Russia
Isaac Ya. Gurovich ; Moscow Research Institute of Psychiatry, Moscow, Russia

Abstract

In the present study we evaluated attributional style which refers to how individuals explain the causes for positive and negative
events in their lives in patients with first episode of schizophrenia with and without paranoid ideation. 43 patients with first episode
of psychosis and 37 matched normal controls completed Ambiguous Intentions Hostility Questionnaire (AIHQ) (Combs et al. 2007).
Between group comparison of AIHQ scores showed a notable tendency to show aggressive response in overall patients group. We
obtained significant elevation of hostility and blame biases scores in intentional and accidental situations in patients with paranoid
ideation while the patients with non-paranoid ideation showed greater hostility and blame biases only in accidental situations as
compared to controls. Correlations with positive and negative symptoms were obtained. Our findings suggest that patients with first
episode of psychosis exhibit difficulties of the attribution biases which are interconnected with symptoms and thus indicate a traitdeficit
of attributional style.

Keywords

attributional style; first episode of psychosis; paranoid ideation

Hrčak ID:

266701

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/266701

Publication date:

26.8.2013.

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