ArticleJournal of personality2026
Thoughts Falling Apart: Disorganized Schizotypy Specifically Predicts Both Psychotic- and Stress-Reactivity in Daily Life.
Article in Journal of personality, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- Interplay Among Reward Processing, Schizotypal Traits, and Psychosocial Stress in a Large Chinese Young Adult Sample: A Cross-Sectional Network Analysis.PsyCh journal · 2026Article
- Association of Positive, Negative, and Disorganized Schizotypy With the Temporal Dynamics of Schizotypic Experiences in Daily Life.Schizophrenia bulletin · 2025Article
- Alexithymia as a Bridge Between Negative Affect and Schizotypy: A Cross-Sectional Network Model.Clinical psychology & psychotherapyArticle
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Abstract
objectiveSchizotypal personality traits, such as unusual experiences, odd beliefs, or social anhedonia, predict psychotic-like experiences (PLEs) and heightened stress-reactivity in daily life. Yet, in previous studies, stressor appraisal, but not exposure, was used to predict stress-reactivity, which might be a consequence of behavioral sensitization rather than a valid predictor of it.
methodWe conducted an experience sampling study where 126 participants reported PLEs, event appraisals, and exposure to stressors, yielding 4611 observations. We tested the association of schizotypal traits with PLEs and event-unpleasantness in interaction with stressor exposure.
resultsDisorganized (but not positive or negative) schizotypy predicted not only more intense PLEs but also higher PLEs in periods when stressor exposure had risen. However, in higher negative schizotypy, such PLE-reactivity to stressors was reversed. Moreover, individuals with higher disorganization found events more unpleasant overall, and for them, being exposed to more stressors was related to a steeper rise in appraising events as unpleasant.
conclusionsDisorganization, but not positive or negative schizotypy, might be a specific determinant of stressor-related increases in PLEs and negative event appraisal in everyday life in the general population. This supports that disorganized personality might be a critical predictor of vulnerability to stress-related mental health impairments.
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