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Social motivation and behavior in first-episode psychosis: Unique contributions to social quality of life and social functioning

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Moe, Aubrey M., Weiss, David M., Pine, Jacob G., Wastler, Heather M., Breitborde, Nicholas J.K.·2021·Journal of Psychiatric Research

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Social functioning is diminished among people early in the course of psychotic illnesses, and is likely influenced by the negative symptoms that accompany these disorders, including changes in motivation and experience of pleasure. Though social impairments have a deleterious impact on functioning, socialization is a multifaceted behavior and little is known about how the various aspects may influence social functioning and social quality of life among people with first-episode psychosis. In the present study, we investigated the associations of specific aspects of social motivation and behavior with social functioning and social quality of life in a group of 54 young people (aged 15 to 35) with first-episode psychosis. Though different aspects of social motivation and behavior correlated positively with one another, social motivation for peer interactions was uniquely associated with social functioning and social quality of life - including when a broad measure of negative symptoms was considered within the same model. When these same associations were examined longitudinally, social motivation for peer interactions again emerged as a unique predictor of change in social functioning over 6 months. Our results suggest that the unique contribution of aspects of social motivation has implications for treatment, including the importance of developmentally-informed interventions to improve peer socialization in youth and young adults with psychosis.

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  • Behavioural factors such as poor motivation, social relatedness and avoidance of goal-directed activity are associated with poor social functioning in psychosis.

    “Behavioural factors included poor motivation (Chang et al. 2017; Moe et al. 2021), social relatedness (González‐Blanch et al. 2020) and avoidance of goal‐directed activity (Schlosser et al. 2015).”

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Authors
Moe, A. M., Weiss, D. M., Pine, J. G., Wastler, H. M., & Breitborde, N. J. K.
Affiliations
The Ohio State University (US)
Corresponding author
Moe, Aubrey M.
Venue
Journal of Psychiatric Research
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2021-12
Volume
144
Pages
441-447
ISSN
0022-3956 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3208041074
Cited by
14
References
73
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 1
FWCI
1.40
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Psychiatric Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (KL2TR002734)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Mental Health and Psychiatry
Keywords
first-episode psychosis, social motivation, social functioning, social quality of life, peer socialization, negative symptoms, young people with psychosis
MeSH terms
Social Interaction, Adolescent, Adult, Humans, Motivation, Psychotic Disorders, Quality of Life, Social Behavior, Young Adult

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