Early psychopathological features in Spanish adolescents

Psicothema. 2011 Feb;23(1):87-93.

Abstract

Schizotypal experiences and depressive symptoms are quite common among adolescents, and have been considered as risk markers for schizophrenia-spectrum and mood disorders. The main goal of the present study was to analyze the relationship between schizotypal experiences and depressive symptoms in a community sample of non-clinical adolescents. The sample comprised a total of 1653 participants, 794 male (48%), with an average age of 15.94 years (SD = 1.23). Results showed that schizotypal traits and depressive symptoms were closely related at a subclinical level. Canonical correlation analysis indicated that the two sets of variables shared approximately 48% of the variance. The study of the dimensionality underlying the subscales of the self-reports revealed the presence of three components, namely: Depressive, Anhedonia and Reality Distortion. These results are convergent with previous studies conducted in both clinical and non-clinical samples, indicating overlap between schizotypal experiences and depressive symptoms.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Depression / epidemiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mood Disorders / epidemiology
  • Personality Inventory
  • Psychology, Adolescent*
  • Sampling Studies
  • Schizotypal Personality Disorder / epidemiology*
  • Self Report
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Spain / epidemiology
  • Young Adult