Does personality moderate the association between social involvement and personal recovery in psychosis?

Abstract Objective Social factors are central in personal recovery (PR) and treatment of psychosis. However, weak associations between social involvement and PR were found. We aimed to replicate this weak association, and test whether it was explained by a moderating effect of neuroticism and extrav...

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Main Authors: Pien Leendertse, David van den Berg, Stynke Castelein, Cornelis Lambert Mulder
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Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-12-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-024-06372-0
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David van den Berg
Stynke Castelein
Cornelis Lambert Mulder
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description Abstract Objective Social factors are central in personal recovery (PR) and treatment of psychosis. However, weak associations between social involvement and PR were found. We aimed to replicate this weak association, and test whether it was explained by a moderating effect of neuroticism and extraversion. Method This cross-sectional study included 284 psychotic disorder patients. PR was assessed using the Recovery Quality of Life (ReQoL) questionnaire. Social involvement with a formative measure of the frequency of social interaction, and neuroticism and extraversion with the NEO Five Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI). Results A small direct effect of social involvement on PR (β=−0.24, p < 0.001) was found, explaining 6% of the variance in PR. The addition of neuroticism (β=−0.60, p < 0.001) predicted 41% of variance in PR; extraversion (β = 0.34, p < 0.001) predicted 16%. We did not observe a moderating effect of neither neuroticism (β=-0.06, p = 0.232), nor extraversion (β = 0.01, p = 0.956). Conclusion The weak association between social involvement and PR could not be explained by the moderating effect of neuroticism or extraversion. The increase in explained variance in PR implies that neuroticism is associated with PR in a direct and clinically relevant way. This emphasizes the importance of attending to negative emotions and underlying stressors in treatment of psychosis.
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spelling doaj-art-13d0b75bb8e040dcaef9dee4a5fbc3bf2024-12-29T12:40:03ZengBMCBMC Psychiatry1471-244X2024-12-012411910.1186/s12888-024-06372-0Does personality moderate the association between social involvement and personal recovery in psychosis?Pien Leendertse0David van den Berg1Stynke Castelein2Cornelis Lambert Mulder3Youz, Institute for Mental Healthcare, Parnassia Psychiatric InstituteDepartment of Clinical Psychology, VU University and Amsterdam Public Health Research InstituteLentis Research, Lentis Psychiatric InstituteDepartment of Psychiatry, Erasmus University Medical CenterAbstract Objective Social factors are central in personal recovery (PR) and treatment of psychosis. However, weak associations between social involvement and PR were found. We aimed to replicate this weak association, and test whether it was explained by a moderating effect of neuroticism and extraversion. Method This cross-sectional study included 284 psychotic disorder patients. PR was assessed using the Recovery Quality of Life (ReQoL) questionnaire. Social involvement with a formative measure of the frequency of social interaction, and neuroticism and extraversion with the NEO Five Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI). Results A small direct effect of social involvement on PR (β=−0.24, p < 0.001) was found, explaining 6% of the variance in PR. The addition of neuroticism (β=−0.60, p < 0.001) predicted 41% of variance in PR; extraversion (β = 0.34, p < 0.001) predicted 16%. We did not observe a moderating effect of neither neuroticism (β=-0.06, p = 0.232), nor extraversion (β = 0.01, p = 0.956). Conclusion The weak association between social involvement and PR could not be explained by the moderating effect of neuroticism or extraversion. The increase in explained variance in PR implies that neuroticism is associated with PR in a direct and clinically relevant way. This emphasizes the importance of attending to negative emotions and underlying stressors in treatment of psychosis.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-024-06372-0Personal recoverySocial involvementPsychosisPersonality traits
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David van den Berg
Stynke Castelein
Cornelis Lambert Mulder
Does personality moderate the association between social involvement and personal recovery in psychosis?
BMC Psychiatry
Personal recovery
Social involvement
Psychosis
Personality traits
title Does personality moderate the association between social involvement and personal recovery in psychosis?
title_full Does personality moderate the association between social involvement and personal recovery in psychosis?
title_fullStr Does personality moderate the association between social involvement and personal recovery in psychosis?
title_full_unstemmed Does personality moderate the association between social involvement and personal recovery in psychosis?
title_short Does personality moderate the association between social involvement and personal recovery in psychosis?
title_sort does personality moderate the association between social involvement and personal recovery in psychosis
topic Personal recovery
Social involvement
Psychosis
Personality traits
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-024-06372-0
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