Migration Status, Familial Risk for Mental Disorder, and Schizotypal Personality Traits

Abstract: Markedly raised incidence rates of schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders have been observed in several migrant and ethnic minority groups. To contribute to a better understanding of the elevated risk for psychotic disorders that is conferred by migration status, the present study examined effects associated with migration risk status on schizotypal personality traits, which are thought to reflect an underlying vulnerability to psychotic disorder. Effects of migration status were also compared to effects associated with a family history of psychopathology, which represents a robust nonspecific risk factor. We assessed schizotypal traits, using the Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire (SPQ), in a community-based sample of 62 Moroccan migrants and 41 Dutch nonmigrants, who were classified by the presence or absence of a family history of psychopathology. Overall, Moroccan migrants obtained higher SPQ scores than Dutch nonmigrants. However, migrants who had been classified as ha.... https://ejop.psychopen.eu/index.php/ejop/article/view/623

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Migration Status, Familial Risk for Mental Disorder, and Schizotypal Personality Traits ; volume:9 ; number:3 ; day:30 ; month:08 ; year:2013 ; Europe's journal of psychology ; 9, Heft 3 (30.08.2013)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Odin van der Stelt ; Dounia Boubakri ; Max Feltzer

Further information

• DOI: 10.5964/ejop.v9i3.623
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2020101417523080435543
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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