TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - The role of bullying victimization in the pathway between autistic traits and psychotic experiences in adolescence: data from the Tokyo Teen Cohort study
JO  - Schizophrenia Research
A1  - Stanyon, Daniel
A1  - Yamasaki, Syudo
A1  - Ando, Shuntaro
A1  - Endo, Kaori
A1  - Nakanishi, Miharu
A1  - Kiyono, Tomoki
A1  - Hosozawa, Mariko
A1  - Kanata, Sho
A1  - Fujikawa, Shinya
A1  - Morimoto, Yuko
A1  - Hiraiwa-Hasegawa, Mariko
A1  - Kasai, Kiyoto
A1  - Nishida, Atsushi
SP  - 111
EP  - 115
VL  - 239
IS  - 
N2  - Autistic traits are associated with psychotic experiences in adolescence; however, the mechanisms underlying this relationship are not well understood. Prior research indicates that bullying victimization increases the risk of psychotic experiences in general adolescent populations, and autistic youth are at higher risk of being bullied than their non-autistic peers. Using longitudinal data from general population adolescents aged 10-14 in the Tokyo Teen Cohort study, we tested the hypothesis that bullying is responsible for the association between autistic traits and psychotic experiences in adolescence. We identified an indirect effect (estimate = 0.033 [95% CIs: 0.014-0.057], p < 0.001) between autistic traits and psychotic experiences via bullying victimization, even after controlling for known confounders. Prevention of bullying victimization may be one avenue for reducing risk of psychosis among adolescents with high levels of autistic traits.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0920-9964
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.schres.2021.11.015
ID  - ref1
ER  -