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The prediction of hallucinatory predisposition in non‐clinical individuals: Examining the contribution of emotion and reasoning
Author(s) -
Allen Paul,
Freeman Daniel,
McGuire Philip,
Garety Philippa,
Kuipers Elizabeth,
Fowler David,
Bebbington Paul,
Green Catherine,
Dunn Graham,
Ray Katarzyna
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
british journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.479
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8260
pISSN - 0144-6657
DOI - 10.1348/014466504x20044
Subject(s) - psychology , anxiety , depression (economics) , clinical psychology , population , closure (psychology) , association (psychology) , developmental psychology , psychotherapist , psychiatry , medicine , environmental health , economics , macroeconomics , market economy
Background. Emotion, especially anxiety, has been implicated in triggering hallucinations. Reasoning processes are also likely to influence the judgments that lead to hallucinatory experiences. We report an investigation of the prediction of hallucinatory predisposition by emotion and associated processes (anxiety, depression, stress, self‐focused attention) and reasoning (need for closure, extreme responding). Method. Data were analysed from a questionnaire survey in a student population ( N =327). Results. Higher levels of anxiety, self‐focus, and extreme responding were associated with hallucinatory predisposition. Interactions between these three variables did not strengthen the predictive effect of each. Depression, stress, and need for closure were not found to be predictors of hallucinatory experience in the regression analysis. Conclusion. Emotional and reasoning processes may both need to be considered in the understanding of hallucinatory experience.