Increased Internet Use and Poorer Ability to Manage Emotions at High Risk for Psychosis

SzAdmin · February 10, 2016, 10:03pm

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INCREASED INTERNET USE AND POORER ABILITY TO MANAGE EMOTIONS IN YOUTH AT HIGH-RISK FOR PSYCHOSIS.

A Pelletier-Baldelli, L Ives and VA Mittal, Schizophrenia research. Cognition, Dec 2015 01

The relationship between Internet use and social behavior remains unknown. However, research indicates that Internet use (IU) may have some causal role in certain types of psychopathology and overall functioning. In contrast, other work suggests that IU may be protective and buffer against social isolation. Poorer emotional processing (EP) is characteristic of schizophrenia, and these deficits are present prior to illness onset (the ultra high-risk period (UHR)). UHR adolescents/young adults also fall within an age demographic characterized by extensive IU, which suggests that evaluating a link between IU and social behavior in this population may be especially informative. The present study examined the relationship between IU and emotional processing in 98 adolescents/young adults (52 UHR youth and 46 controls). UHR youth exhibited greater problematic IU (β = -6.49, F(1,95) = 8.79,p= 0.002) and social withdrawal/problems resulting from this use (β = -3.23, F(1,95) = 11.43,p< 0.001), as well deficits in emotional processing in comparison to healthy peers (β = 4.59, F(1,94) = 5.52,p= 0.011). Furthermore, the social problems resulting from IU was significantly related to the ability to process emotional information in the UHR group (β = -0.51, t(1,48) = -2.10,p= 0.021). UHR youth showed evidence of problematic IU relative to controls, and the social problems resulting from IU related to poorer EP. Findings replicate extant research involving other psychosis risk populations, while adding information regarding how social processes may relate to IU.

Rhubot · February 10, 2016, 10:26pm

Hahahahahaha wonder if I was part of the study

Ninjastar · February 10, 2016, 10:46pm

I think this is his way of telling us to worry more about real life, and less about the forum.

anon23840947 · February 10, 2016, 10:49pm

It’s when your internet persona collides with your real life personality that trouble can arise, imo.

That’s why I use my real first name now on forums…keepin it legit.

anon1571434 · February 10, 2016, 11:17pm

Concerning the internet, there was a point where I needed to stop and I clearly passed it. Let’s keep going and see what happens

anon1571434 · February 11, 2016, 5:54pm

Well I got scared there for a second. Very scared. So I inhaled it all and went to battle and now I am well. Very well.

Webby · September 18, 2016, 10:35pm

what a croc of shhhhh

so is it the case of when the telly came out, they blame {square eyes} for this then

silly bstads should get out of a bloodi book from 1933 and get a new book based on whats going on

uuurrrrrrrrrr grips my shiiiiiiit

silly stupid idiots!!!

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