Memories of Childhood Threat,Fear of Disclosure and Paranoid Ideation: A Mediation Analysis Using a Nonclinical Sample |
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| Authors: | Jamie Murphy Mark Shevlin Gary Adamson Sarah Cruddas James Houston |
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| Affiliation: | 1. School of Psychology , University of Ulster , Derry , Northern Ireland ja.murphy@ulster.ac.uk;3. School of Psychology , University of Ulster , Derry , Northern Ireland;4. Department of Psychology , Nottingham Trent University , Nottingham , UK |
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| Abstract: | This study investigated whether associations between childhood memories of threat and adult paranoia could be partially mediated by factors associated with impeded interpersonal communication (concealment and fear of disclosure of personal and distressing information). University undergraduates (N = 179) completed a battery of psychometric scales. Mediation analysis identified a direct effect between early memories of threat and paranoid ideation (B = 0.11, 95% CI = [0.07, 0.14], p = .00). A mediated effect between these variables was also significant (B = .05, 95% CI = [0.02, 0.07], p = .01). However, although significant associations were identified between memories of threat and each of the mediating variables (self-concealment, fear of self-disclosure, anxiety, depression) only fear of self-disclosure displayed a significant association with paranoid ideation (B = .05, 95% CI = [0.02, 0.07], p = .01). |
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| Keywords: | concealment fear of disclosure mediation analysis paranoia threat |
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