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    Exploring psychotic-like experiences: the role of negative automatic thoughts maladaptive coping social support and childhood trauma
    (ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 2025) Oya Mortan Sevi; Muge Gulen; Zekiye Zeybek; Nilufer Zulfikar; Mortan Sevi, Oya; Gulen, Muge; Zulfikar, Nilufer; Sevi, Oya Mortan; Zeybek, Zekiye
    BackgroundThis article presents the results of two studies investigating psychotic-like experiences conducted as a continuation of each other.MethodsStudy 1 (N = 472) sought to elucidate the aetiology of psychotic-like experiences (PLE) through an examination of automatic thoughts perceived social support and coping styles. Study 2 (N = 710) examined the influence of childhood trauma and coping strategies on the occurrence of subclinical psychiatric symptoms and PLE.ResultsStudy 1 posits that 52% of the variance in PLE can be attributed to more negative automatic thoughts lower active and higher passive-emotional focused coping and reduced social support from family friends and significant others. Negative automatic thoughts emerge as the most significant predictor. Study 2 identifies emotional abuse and passive-emotional focused coping as robust predictors of both PLE and subclinical psychiatric symptoms.DiscussionThe discussion highlights the importance of negative automatic thoughts perceived social support childhood emotional abuse and passive-emotional focused coping when working with subclinical symptomatology particularly PLE. The authors also discuss the content and results of a pilot coping-oriented prevention program for those at risk.
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