@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10001657,
	  title     = {Characterization and Predictors of Paranoid Ideation in Youths},
	  author    = {M. Sousa and  C. Barreto Carvalho and  C. da Motta and  J. Cabral and  V. Pereira and  S. Nunes Caldeira and  E. Peixoto},
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	  abstract     = {Paranoid ideation is a common thought process that
constitutes a defense against perceived social threats. The current
study aimed at the characterization of paranoid ideation in youths and
to explore the possible predictors involved in the development of
paranoid ideations. Paranoid ideation, shame, submission, early
childhood memories and current depressive, anxious and stress
symptomatology were assessed in a sample of 1516 Portuguese
youths. Higher frequencies of paranoid ideation were observed,
particularly in females and youths from lower socioeconomic status.
The main predictors identified relates to submissive behaviors and
adverse childhood experiences, and especially to shame feelings. The
current study emphasizes that the these predictors are similar to
findings in adults and clinical populations, and future implications to
research and clinical practice aiming at paranoid ideations are
discussed, as well as the pertinence of the study of mediating factors
that allow a wider understanding of this thought process in younger
populations and the prevention of psychopathology in adulthood.},
	    journal   = {International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences},
	  volume    = {9},
	  number    = {5},
	  year      = {2015},
	  pages     = {1740 - 1747},
	  ee        = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10001657},
	  url   	= {https://publications.waset.org/vol/101},
	  bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/},
	  issn  	= {eISSN: 1307-6892},
	  publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology},
	  index 	= {Open Science Index 101, 2015},
	}