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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020
Higher Rates of Schizotypal Personality Traits Among Foreign-Born University Students: The Influence of Social Anhedonia
- Taylor Johnson
Case Western Reserve University - Laura Cameron
Case Western Reserve University - Sarah Kim
Case Western Reserve University - Nehal Methi
Case Western Reserve University - Monica Oh
Case Western Reserve University - Alex Winters
Case Western Reserve University - Sarah Hope Lincoln
Case Western Reserve University
Abstract
Relative to native-born students, foreign-born students reported higher rates of schizotypal personality traits. Additionally, self-reported social anhedonia, acts as a mediator between group (native-born versus foreign-born students) and schizotypy. These findings may be best explained by the social defeat theory of schizophrenia.
Psychopathology