dc.contributor.author | Gonzalez-Blanch, C | |
dc.contributor.author | Medrano, LA | |
dc.contributor.author | Bendall, S | |
dc.contributor.author | D'Alfonso, S | |
dc.contributor.author | Cagliarini, D | |
dc.contributor.author | McEnery, C | |
dc.contributor.author | O'Sullivan, S | |
dc.contributor.author | Valentine, L | |
dc.contributor.author | Gleeson, JF | |
dc.contributor.author | Alvarez-Jimenez, M | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-12-14T06:34:36Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-12-14T06:34:36Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020-01-01 | |
dc.identifier | pii: S0924933820000905 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Gonzalez-Blanch, C., Medrano, L. A., Bendall, S., D'Alfonso, S., Cagliarini, D., McEnery, C., O'Sullivan, S., Valentine, L., Gleeson, J. F. & Alvarez-Jimenez, M. (2020). The role of social relatedness and self-beliefs in social functioning in first-episode psychosis: Are we overestimating the contribution of illness-related factors?. EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY, 63 (1), https://doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2020.90. | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0924-9338 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11343/254261 | |
dc.description.abstract | OBJECTIVE: Numerous research studies have demonstrated an association between higher symptom severity and cognitive impairment with poorer social functioning in first-episode psychosis (FEP). By contrast, the influence of subjective experiences, such as social relatedness and self-beliefs, has received less attention. Consequently, a cohesive understanding of how these variables interact to influence social functioning is lacking. METHOD: We used structural equation modeling to examine the direct and indirect relationships among neurocognition (processing speed) and social cognition, symptoms, and social relatedness (perceived social support and loneliness) and self-beliefs (self-efficacy and self-esteem) in 170 individuals with FEP. RESULTS: The final model yielded an acceptable model fit (χ2 = 45.48, comparative fit index = 0.96; goodness of fit index = 0.94; Tucker-Lewis index = 0.94; root mean square error of approximation = 0.06) and explained 45% of social functioning. Negative symptoms, social relatedness, and self-beliefs exerted a direct effect on social functioning. Social relatedness partially mediated the impact of social cognition and negative symptoms on social functioning. Self-beliefs also mediated the relationship between social relatedness and social functioning. CONCLUSIONS: The observed associations highlight the potential value of targeting social relatedness and self-beliefs to improve functional outcomes in FEP. Explanatory models of social functioning in FEP not accounting for social relatedness and self-beliefs might be overestimating the effect of the illness-related factors. | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.publisher | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS | |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 | |
dc.title | The role of social relatedness and self-beliefs in social functioning in first-episode psychosis: Are we overestimating the contribution of illness-related factors? | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2020.90 | |
melbourne.affiliation.department | Centre for Youth Mental Health | |
melbourne.affiliation.department | Computing and Information Systems | |
melbourne.source.title | European Psychiatry | |
melbourne.source.volume | 63 | |
melbourne.source.issue | 1 | |
dc.rights.license | CC BY | |
melbourne.elementsid | 1467911 | |
melbourne.openaccess.url | http://doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2020.90 | |
melbourne.openaccess.status | Published version | |
melbourne.contributor.author | Bendall, Catherine | |
melbourne.contributor.author | D'Alfonso, Simon | |
melbourne.contributor.author | Alvarez, Mario | |
melbourne.contributor.author | Gleeson, John | |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1778-3585 | |
melbourne.accessrights | Access this item via the Open Access location | |