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Affective and cognitive factors associated with hallucination proneness in the general population: the role of shame and trauma-related intrusions

Bortolon, Catherine, Raffard, Stéphane·2019·Cognitive Neuropsychiatry

Abstract

Introduction: Feelings of shame may be an important factor implicated in the onset and maintenance of hallucination (or hearing voices). Shame has been shown to increase trauma-related intrusions and avoidance and may reinforce negative beliefs about the self, which in turn may contribute to hallucinations in clinical and non-clinical populations. To our knowledge, no study has so far explored the role of shame in hallucination-proneness. Therefore, the main goal of the present study is to explore the mediation role of shame, trauma-related intrusions and avoidance in the association between childhood trauma and hallucination-proneness.Methods: Self-report questionnaires were used to assess past traumatic experiences, trauma-related symptoms, shame, and hallucination proneness in 175 participants from the general population.Results: Mediation analyses (joint-significance test and Monte Carlo test) showed that both shame and intrusions mediated the association between childhood trauma and hallucination-proneness.Conclusions: Our results reinforce the importance of considering previous experiences of trauma and trauma-related symptoms, including feelings of shame in individuals experiencing hallucinations. Moreover, this study reinforces previous studies showing some preliminary evidence that compassion-focused therapy, whose primary goal is to reduce shame by increasing self-compassion, could have a significant effect on voices whose content is hostile.

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Authors
Bortolon, C., & Raffard, S.
Affiliations
  • Laboratoire Inter-universitaire de Psychologie: Personnalité, Cognition, Changement Social (FR)
  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier (FR)
Corresponding author
Bortolon, Catherine
Venue
Cognitive Neuropsychiatry
Published
2019-09-24
Volume
24
Issue
6
Pages
406-420
ISSN
  • 1354-6805 (ISSN-L)
  • 1464-0619
OpenAlex
W2976496811
Cited by
19
References
75
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 8
FWCI
1.99
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Cognitive Neuropsychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Hallucinations in medical conditions
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
Keywords
hallucination proneness, voice hearing, shame, childhood trauma, trauma avoidance, mediation, self-compassion, compassion-focused therapy, general population
MeSH terms
Psychological Trauma, Adverse Childhood Experiences, Adult, Affect, Child, Disease Susceptibility, Female, Hallucinations, Humans, Male, Shame, Self Report

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