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Learning to trust: trust and attachment in early psychosis

Fett, A.-K. J., Shergill, S. S., Korver-Nieberg, N., Yakub, F., Gromann, P. M., Krabbendam, L.·2016·Psychological Medicine

Abstract

Background Distrust and social dysfunction are characteristic in psychosis and may arise from attachment insecurity, which is elevated in the disorder. The relationship between trust and attachment in the early stages of psychosis is unknown, yet could help to understand interpersonal difficulties and disease progression. This study aimed to investigate whether trust is reduced in patients with early psychosis and whether this is accounted for by attachment avoidance and attachment anxiety. Method We used two trust games with a cooperative and unfair partner in a sample of 39 adolescents with early psychosis and 100 healthy controls. Results Patients had higher levels of attachment anxiety, but the groups did not differ in attachment avoidance. Basic trust was lower in patients than controls, as indicated by lower initial investments. During cooperation patients increased their trust towards levels of controls, i.e. they were able to learn and to override initial suspiciousness. Patients decreased their trust less than controls during unfair interactions. Anxious attachment was associated with higher basic trust and higher trust during unfair interactions and predicted trust independent of group status. Discussion Patients showed decreased basic trust but were able to learn from the trustworthy behaviour of their counterpart. Worries about the acceptance by others and low self-esteem are associated with psychosis and attachment anxiety and may explain behaviour that is focuse…

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  • Mistrust is a likely additional factor in the relationship between insecure attachment and paranoia.

    “Mistrust is a likely candidate for this relationship, as it is a subcomponent of the paranoia spectrum often present in subclinical populations (Bebbington et al., 2013; Bell & O’Driscoll, 2018), and insecure attachment styles are associated with reduced interpersonal trust (Fett et al., 2016; Mikulincer, 1995, 1998).”
  • Insecure attachment styles are associated with reduced interpersonal trust.

    “insecure attachment styles are associated with reduced interpersonal trust (Fett et al., 2016; Mikulincer, 1995, 1998).”
  • Attachment avoidance reflects a negative view of others, whereas attachment anxiety reflects a negative view of oneself.

    “Attachment avoidance reflects negative view of others, whereas attachment anxiety reflects a negative view of oneself (Fett et al., 2016)”

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Authors
Fett, A.-K. J., Shergill, S. S., Korver-Nieberg, N., Yakub, F., Gromann, P. M., & Krabbendam, L.
Affiliations
  • King's College London (GB)
  • Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
Corresponding author
Fett, A.-K. J.
Venue
Psychological Medicine
Published
2016-02-22
Volume
46
Issue
7
Pages
1437-1447
ISSN
  • 0033-2917 (ISSN-L)
  • 1469-8978
OpenAlex
W2323105404
Cited by
69
References
74
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 18 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 1
FWCI
8.59
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Psychological Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • VU Research Portal (publishedVersion)
  • City Research Online (City University London) (acceptedVersion)
  • Research Portal (King's College London) (submittedVersion)
  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
Keywords
early psychosis, trust, attachment anxiety, attachment avoidance, basic trust, trust game, social dysfunction, adolescents, interpersonal problems, self-esteem, conciliation
MeSH terms
Social Learning, Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Anxiety, Cooperative Behavior, Female, Humans, Male, Object Attachment, Psychotic Disorders, Age of Onset, Trust

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