The following is a summary of “Does personality moderate the association between social involvement and personal recovery in psychosis?” published in the December 2024 issue of Psychiatry by Leendertse et al.
Social factors play a key role in personal recovery (PR) and treatment of psychosis. However, weak links between social involvement and recovery have been observed.
Researchers conducted a retrospective study to replicate the weak association between social involvement and personal recovery in psychosis.
They studied 284 patients with psychotic disorders. PR was measured with the Recovery Quality of Life (ReQoL) questionnaire, social involvement by interaction frequency, and neuroticism/extraversion using the NEO Five Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI).
The results showed a small effect of social involvement on PR (β=−0.24, P < 0.001), explaining 6% of the variance. Neuroticism (β=−0.60, P < 0.001) predicted 41% of variance, and extraversion (β=0.34, P < 0.001) predicted 16%. No moderating effect of neuroticism (β=-0.06, P= 0.232) or extraversion (β=0.01, P = 0.956) was observed.
Investigators found that neuroticism directly influenced PR, but the moderating effects of social involvement and extraversion were not significant. This highlighted the importance of addressing negative emotions and stressors in psychosis treatment.
Source: bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12888-024-06372-0
