TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - Exploring the relationship between attributional style measured in virtual reality and bullying among children at familial high risk of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder compared with controls
JO  - Schizophrenia Research
A1  - Søndergaard, Anne
A1  - Gregersen, Maja
A1  - Wilms, Martin
A1  - Brandt, Julie Marie
A1  - Hjorthøj, Carsten
A1  - Ohland, Jessica
A1  - Rohd, Sinnika Birkehøj
A1  - Hemager, Nicoline
A1  - Andreassen, Anna Krogh
A1  - Knudsen, Christina Bruun
A1  - Veddum, Lotte
A1  - Krantz, Mette Falkenberg
A1  - Greve, Aja
A1  - Bliksted, Vibeke
A1  - Mors, Ole
A1  - Valmaggia, Lucia
A1  - Thorup, Anne E.
A1  - Nordentoft, Merete
SP  - 354
EP  - 361
VL  - 264
IS  - 
N2  - BACKGROUND: Children of parents with severe mental illness report bullying more often compared with controls. We hypothesized that deviations in attributional styles may explain the increased prevalence of bullying experiences. We aimed to assess real-time responses to standardized ambiguous social situations, bullying experiences by children, their primary caregivers, and teachers, and to investigate potential associations between attributional styles and bullying. <br><br>METHOD: The study included 465 children aged 11-12, born to parents with schizophrenia, N =179, bipolar disorder, N = 105, or population-based controls, N = 181. Attributional style was evaluated using virtual reality environments depicting ambiguous social everyday situations. We created a tailored assessment since no suitable assessments were found. Bullying was assessed through self-reports and reports from primary caregivers and teachers. <br><br>RESULTS: We observed no group differences in the attributional style of the children. Reports from children, primary caregivers, and teachers revealed that compared with controls, children born to parents with schizophrenia were more likely to perceive bullying victimization, with high consistency among reports. No associations were found between bullying reports and attributional style. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Children of parents with schizophrenia consistently experienced more bullying, as reported by the children themselves, primary caregivers, and teachers. No differences in attributional style were found, indicating that attributional style did not explain the increased prevalence of bullying reports. While it cannot be ruled out that our virtual environments were insufficient to trigger a sense of social exclusion, the results suggest that the observed differences in reported bullying are genuine and not a result of the child's attributional style.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0920-9964
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.schres.2024.01.004
ID  - ref1
ER  -