Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, UK.
Division of Psychology, Department of Life Sciences and Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience, College of Health and Life Sciences, Brunel University London, UK.
Schizophr Res. 2021 Feb;228:151-158. doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2020.12.004. Epub 2021 Jan 11.
Positive schizotypy has been shown to predict emergence of schizophrenia-spectrum disorders, with suspiciousness/paranoia regarded a key risk factor. However, magical thinking and unusual perceptual experiences, other aspects of positive schizotypy, are associated with creativity. We investigated whether suspiciousness attenuates the relationship of magical thinking and unusual experiences with creative experience, and explored the interaction of dispositional mindfulness with positive schizotypy and creative experience. 342 (256 females) healthy adults (mean age: 25.9; SD 8.4) completed online self-report measures of schizotypy, creative experience, and dispositional mindfulness. Moderation analysis showed that suspiciousness attenuated the positive relationship of magical thinking (b = -0.29, p = .03) and unusual perceptual experiences (b = -0.23, p = .01) with an aspect of creative experience related to positive affect - power/pleasure. This effect was not present for 4 other aspects of creative experience. Multiple linear regressions revealed higher dispositional mindfulness to interact with aspects of positive schizotypy associated with heightened creative experience of power/pleasure (b = 0.06, p = .03), clarity/preparation (b = 0.03, p = .004), and differing levels of anxiety associated with creative engagement (b = -0.06, p = .003; b = 0.03, p = .047). Higher dispositional mindfulness was also associated with lower suspiciousness (r = -0.33, p < .001). The study highlights the importance of considering the role of suspiciousness/paranoia when investigating the relationship between positive schizotypy and creativity. The findings provide support for the application of mindfulness-based interventions for mitigating psychosis-risk associated with suspiciousness, whilst supporting the otherwise favourable association of positive schizotypy with creativity.
正性精神分裂症特质已被证明可预测精神分裂症谱系障碍的发生，其中多疑/妄想被认为是一个关键的风险因素。然而，魔幻思维和异常的知觉体验，正性精神分裂症特质的其他方面，与创造力有关。我们研究了多疑是否会减弱魔幻思维和异常体验与创造性体验之间的关系，并探讨了特质正念与正性精神分裂症特质和创造性体验的相互作用。342 名（256 名女性）健康成年人（平均年龄：25.9；标准差 8.4）完成了在线自我报告的精神分裂症特质、创造性体验和特质正念的测量。调节分析表明，多疑减弱了魔幻思维（b=-0.29，p=0.03）和异常知觉体验（b=-0.23，p=0.01）与与积极情绪相关的创造性体验的一个方面之间的正相关关系——力量/愉悦。这种效应在其他 4 个创造性体验方面并不存在。多元线性回归显示，更高的特质正念与与增强的力量/愉悦相关的正性精神分裂症特质（b=0.06，p=0.03）、清晰度/准备度（b=0.03，p=0.004）以及与创造性参与相关的不同水平的焦虑（b=-0.06，p=0.003；b=0.03，p=0.047）相关。更高的特质正念也与更低的多疑（r=-0.33，p<0.001）相关。该研究强调了在研究正性精神分裂症特质与创造力之间的关系时，考虑多疑/妄想的重要性。研究结果为应用正念干预减轻与多疑相关的精神病风险提供了支持，同时也支持了正性精神分裂症特质与创造力之间的其他有利关联。
