Relationship between public and private self-focused attention and auditory verbal hallucinations as an interpersonal process

S. Perona-Garcelán, J. Úbeda-Gómez, M.G. León-Palacios, S. Escudero-Pérez, M.D. Barros-Albarrán, A.M. López-Jiménez, O. Vallina-Fernández, R. Jiménez-García-Bóveda, C. Diez-Alegría, J.F. Rodríguez-Testal, M. Ruiz-Veguilla, J.M. García-Montes and M. Pérez-Álvarez

Psychosis, 2016, vol. 8, issue 2, 118-129

Abstract: This study was designed to ascertain the associations between public and private self-focused attention and individuals’ relationships with their voices (auditory verbal hallucinations). A sample of 60 subjects with psychiatric disorders who heard voices were given a series of scales to measure their relationship with their voices, self-focused attention, depression and anxiety. A significant association was found between the relational style (dominance, intrusiveness and distance of voices) on one hand and private and public self-focused attention on the other. Voice dominance predicts the scores on the private and public self-focused attention scales. Finally, public self-focused attention mediated the relationship between voice dominance and anxiety. The theoretical and clinical implications of the results are discussed.

Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1080/17522439.2015.1115540

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