Temperament mediates the relationship between family environment and psychotic-like experiences in early adolescence: Findings from the ABCD study

Abstract

Background Psychotic-Like Experiences (PLEs) during early adolescence may precede development of later psychotic disorders. Given evidence of environmental challenges contributing to the psychotic disorder psychopathology, this study examined if child temperament mediates the association between the family environment and PLEs. Methods Data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development study (ABCD) was used. The family environment was taken from the baseline reading, with temperament and PLEs taken from 2-year follow-up. Three family environment variables (parental monitoring, parental acceptance, and family conflict) and four temperament variables (executive control, negative affect, asoc..