Department of Psychology, University of Lahore, Pakistan.
Department of Psychology, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan.
J Pak Med Assoc. 2020 Oct;70(10):1684-1687. doi: 10.5455/JPMA.16559.
Firstly, the study aimed to determine the effect of paranoid ideation on the prediction of siege mentality among early adults. Secondly, the study examined the effect of paranoid thoughts on the prediction of siege mentality among early adults. Thirdly, the study assessed the moderating effect of paranoid thoughts in the relationship between paranoid ideation and siege mentality among early adults.
According to the criteria, the age ranged from 17 to 45 years which refers to early adults. This cross-sectional study was conducted at Sargodha, Pakistan, comprising of 300 participants. The present study was carried out from October 2017 to October 2018. Data was collected by administering General Siege Mentality Questionnaire, Green et al Thought Questionnaire and Paranoia Questionnaire. SPSS-20 (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) was used for data analysis.
A total sample of 300 adults participated in the study. The correlation analysis confirmed that the paranoid ideation had positive correlation with siege mentality (p<0.01). Paranoid thoughts had positive correlation with siege mentality (p<0.01). Thus the paranoid ideation and paranoid thoughts are positive predictors of siege mentality.
In this study, findings suggested that paranoid ideation contributed to later development of siege mentality among young adults.
首先，研究旨在确定偏执观念对早期成年人围攻心态预测的影响。其次，研究考察了偏执思想对早期成年人围攻心态预测的影响。第三，研究评估了偏执思想在偏执观念与早期成年人围攻心态关系中的调节作用。
根据标准，年龄在 17 至 45 岁之间，指的是早期成年人。这是一项在巴基斯坦萨戈达进行的横断面研究，共有 300 名参与者。本研究于 2017 年 10 月至 2018 年 10 月进行。通过管理一般围攻心态问卷、Green 等人的思想问卷和偏执问卷收集数据。使用 SPSS-20（社会科学统计软件包）进行数据分析。
共有 300 名成年人参与了这项研究。相关性分析证实，偏执观念与围攻心态呈正相关（p<0.01）。偏执思想与围攻心态呈正相关（p<0.01）。因此，偏执观念和偏执思想是围攻心态的积极预测指标。
在这项研究中，研究结果表明，偏执观念有助于年轻人围攻心态的后期发展。
