Over the last two decades, there has been a rapid increase of studies testing the efficacy
and acceptability of virtual reality in the assessment and treatment of mental health …

Background Self-esteem is frequently targeted in psychological approaches to persecutory
delusions (PD). However, its precise role in the formation and maintenance of PD is unclear …

Background Vulnerability-stress models postulate that social stress triggers psychotic
episodes in vulnerable individuals. However, experimental evidence for the proposed …

Negative emotions trigger psychotic symptoms, according to a growing body of evidence.
Thus, there is a need for effective emotion regulation in schizophrenia. Reappraisal is an …

Background and objectives Loneliness is a common problem in patients with schizophrenia,
and may be particularly linked with persecutory ideation. Nevertheless, its role as a potential …

Background: Social adversity is a risk factor for psychosis, but the translating mechanisms
are not well understood. This study tests whether the relationship between social adversity …

Research increasingly assesses momentary changes in paranoia in order to elucidate
causal mechanisms. Observed or manipulated changes in postulated causal factors should …

Paranoia is characterized by a lack of perceived social safeness and associated negative
affect. Low selfesteem, negative selfconcepts and negative emotions have been shown to …

Elevated negative affect is an established link between minor stressors and psychotic
symptoms. Less clear is why people with psychosis fail to regulate distressing emotions …

This study aimed to investigate the multiple mediating effects of perceived social support
and anxiety between collective self-esteem and perceived stress during the 2019 …