ArticleNeuropsychiatric disease and treatment2019
The role of aberrant salience and alexithymia in psychotic experiences of non-treatment-seeking adolescent immigrants compared with natives.
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- Alexithymia in Schizophrenia and Psychosis Vulnerability: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical psychology · 2025Pooled it
- The mental health of European adolescents with vs. without a migration background (2013-2024)-a systematic review.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Mediating role of alexithymia in relationship between cyberbullying and psychotic experiences in adolescents.BMC psychology · 2024Article
- Alexithymia in Patients With Substance Use Disorders and Its Relationship With Psychiatric Comorbidities and Health-Related Quality of Life.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- Educational Response to a Student with Psychosis at the Secondary Level: A Non-Experimental Single-Case Study.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2020Article
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Abstract
INTRODUCTION AND
objectivesImmigration in Europe is a challenge for health care systems. Psychotic experiences are not uncommon in the community. Meta-analyses showed that immigrants are at higher risk of psychotic symptoms and experiences than natives. In the international literature, there is little knowledge about the psychological processes explaining the relationship between immigrant status and psychotic experiences. Aberrant salience, the biased assignment of significance to otherwise innocuous stimuli, and alexithymia (difficulty identifying/verbalizing feelings and concrete speech/thinking) have been found to be vulnerability/maintenance factors of psychotic symptoms. This report presents a study investigating whether: 1) adolescent immigrants in Italy report more intense psychotic experiences than natives; 2) aberrant salience and alexithymia predict more intense psychotic experiences; and 3) these psychological processes moderate the effect of immigrant status on psychotic experiences. Knowledge about the role of these processes in psychotic experiences may suggest early detection or prevention strategies.
methodsOne hundred and forty-eight community adolescents were recruited (mean age =17.57 years, 47.30% females); of these, 75 were born in Italy (natives) and 73 were immigrants (born in countries other than Italy). The Aberrant Salience Inventory, the Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20, and the Screening for Psychotic Experiences were administered in classrooms.
resultsImmigrants had higher aberrant salience (F=4.38,
conclusionEarly detection or prevention programs should focus on aberrant salience in the adolescent population and should consider young immigrants with higher alexithymia as a subgroup with higher psychotic experiences. Mindfulness-based programs may be implemented for this adolescent subgroup to promote emotional intelligence.
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