Macdonald E M, Jackson H J, Hayes R L, Baglioni A J, Madden C
La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia.
Schizophr Res. 1998 Feb 9;29(3):275-86. doi: 10.1016/s0920-9964(97)00096-0.
Factors influencing supportive social networks of people with schizophrenia are little understood. Data from 46 outpatients with schizophrenia were analysed using structural equation modelling to test plausible sets of inter-relationships between social skill, social networks, and social support. The data supported a tentative model about the causal relationships between variables. Paths showed that people with greater social skill had larger social networks, but did not necessarily perceive greater support from these networks. Negative symptoms accounted for some of the effect of social skill on social networks. Whereas groups of single-admission and multiple-admission participants did not differ in terms of social skill, social networks, or support, the age of the participants influenced their social skill and the size of their social networks. Younger participants had greater social skill and larger social networks. The results appear to suggest the importance of early intervention for young people with first-episode psychosis.
人们对影响精神分裂症患者支持性社交网络的因素了解甚少。对46名精神分裂症门诊患者的数据进行结构方程模型分析，以检验社交技能、社交网络和社会支持之间可能的相互关系。数据支持了一个关于变量间因果关系的初步模型。路径分析表明，社交技能较高的人拥有更大的社交网络，但不一定能从这些网络中获得更多支持。阴性症状在社交技能对社交网络的影响中起了部分作用。单发病例组和多发病例组在社交技能、社交网络或支持方面没有差异，但参与者的年龄会影响他们的社交技能和社交网络规模。年轻参与者具有更高的社交技能和更大的社交网络。结果似乎表明了对首发精神病的年轻人进行早期干预的重要性。
