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The uncertain self: Intolerance of uncertainty moderates the association of both positive and disorganized schizotypal traits with self-concept clarity in a non-clinical sample.
| Τίτλος: | The uncertain self: Intolerance of uncertainty moderates the association of both positive and disorganized schizotypal traits with self-concept clarity in a non-clinical sample. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Kaszás A; Department of Cognitive Science, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary., Kéri S; Sztárai Institute, Sárospatak College, University of Tokaj, Sárospatak, Hungary.; Department of Physiology, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary., Bencze D; Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology, HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Budapest, Hungary.; Institute of Psychology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary., Szőllősi Á; Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology, HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Budapest, Hungary.; Institute of Psychology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary., Vass Á; Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary., Racsmány M; Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology, HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Budapest, Hungary.; Institute of Psychology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary., Polner B; Institute of Psychology, Eötvös Loránd University, ELTE, Budapest, Hungary.; Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behavior, Nijmegen, Netherlands. |
| Πηγή: | PloS one [PLoS One] 2026 Jul 02; Vol. 21 (7), pp. e0352650. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jul 02 (Print Publication: 2026). |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: Public Library of Science Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101285081 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1932-6203 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 19326203 NLM ISO Abbreviation: PLoS One Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Original Publication: San Francisco, CA : Public Library of Science |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Schizotypal Personality Disorder*/diagnosis , Schizotypal Personality Disorder*/psychology , Uncertainty* , Self Concept*, Surveys and Questionnaires/statistics & numerical data ; Humans ; Male ; Female ; Adult ; Middle Aged ; Self Report ; Adolescent ; Young Adult ; Aged |
| Περίληψη: | Our objective was to investigate the relationship between self-concept clarity, intolerance of uncertainty, and schizotypal traits, with a focus on whether intolerance of uncertainty moderates the association between self-concept clarity and positive schizotypy in a non-clinical context. A sample of 315 adults (on average 43 (SD = 12) years, 247 women) completed the Self-Concept Clarity Scale, the Intolerance of Uncertainty scale, and the Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire - Brief Revised. Lower self-concept clarity was significantly associated with higher levels of positive, negative, and disorganized schizotypy, as well as with greater inhibitory intolerance of uncertainty. Importantly, a moderation analysis revealed that intolerance of uncertainty significantly altered the strength of the negative relationship between self-concept clarity and both positive and disorganized schizotypy. Specifically, this association was strongest among individuals with low levels of intolerance of uncertainty. In contrast, at higher levels of intolerance of uncertainty, the negative relationship between self-concept clarity and both positive and disorganized schizotypy was weaker. This pattern suggests that, among individuals with lower tolerance for uncertainty, a better-defined self-concept is more strongly associated with lower levels of positive and disorganized schizotypy. These results underscore the importance of considering both self-structure and uncertainty tolerance in models of schizotypy and psychosis risk. Our findings suggest that self-concept clarity and intolerance of uncertainty are interrelated cognitive factors that synergistically explain variance in schizotypal traits. As intolerance of uncertainty is a potentially modifiable cognitive process, the results have implications for early interventions aimed at reducing psychosis risk by improving self-concept clarity and tolerance for uncertainty. Although the study used a non-clinical sample, it supports a dimensional approach to psychosis and highlights key targets for future research. (Copyright: © 2026 Kaszás et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.) |
| Competing Interests: | The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. |
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| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20260702 Date Completed: 20260728 Latest Revision: 20260813 |
| Update Code: | 20260814 |
| PubMed Central ID: | PMC13327182 |
| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0352650 |
| PMID: | 42391165 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1932-6203 |
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| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0352650 |