University of Huddersfield, Psychology Department, Queensgate, Huddersfield, HD1 3DH, United Kingdom.
Leeds Trinity University, Psychology Department, Brownberrie Ln., Leeds, LS18 5HD, United Kingdom.
Psychiatry Res. 2019 Jan;271:150-152. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2018.11.046. Epub 2018 Nov 20.
Hallucination and dissociation have been found to be associated with imaginary friend play in childhood (CIC). Past studies have not investigated how this play relates to adult prodromal symptoms or how childhood adversity mediates the relationship. CIC play was examined in 278 participants, 18-24 years. CIC status predicted prodromal symptoms of hallucination only, whereas childhood adversity predicted all other symptoms. Mediation analysis found CIC's relation to hallucination symptoms was partially mediated by childhood adversity. Findings fit with views that CIC are a positive childhood experience which may convert to a negative developmental trajectory through the impact of childhood adversity.
幻觉和分离已被发现与儿童时期的想象朋友游戏（CIC）有关。过去的研究尚未调查这种游戏与成人前驱症状的关系，也没有研究童年逆境如何调节这种关系。本研究在 278 名 18-24 岁的参与者中考察了 CIC 游戏。CIC 状态仅预测幻觉前驱症状，而童年逆境预测所有其他症状。中介分析发现，CIC 与幻觉症状的关系部分受童年逆境的影响。研究结果符合这样一种观点，即 CIC 是一种积极的童年经历，可能通过童年逆境的影响，转变为消极的发展轨迹。
