Multidimensionality of inner speech and its relationship with abnormal perceptions
Background Inner speech is a common human experience. Recently, there have been studies linking this experience with cognitive functions, such as problem solving, reading, writing, autobiographical memory, and some disorders, such as anxiety and depression. In addition, inner speech is recognised as...
- Autores:
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Tamayo Agudelo, William Fernando
Vélez Urrego, Juan David
Gaviria-Castaño G.
Perona-Garcelán S.
- Tipo de recurso:
- Article of journal
- Fecha de publicación:
- 2016
- Institución:
- Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia
- Repositorio:
- Repositorio UCC
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- oai:repository.ucc.edu.co:20.500.12494/41585
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assessment of humans
Cardiff Anomalous Perceptions Scale
college student
Colombian
cross-sectional study
female
human
male
normal human
perception
questionnaire
sex difference
speech
speech analysis
temporal lobe
Varieties of Inner Speech Questionnaire
adolescent
adult
Colombia
factor analysis
Hallucinations
psychologic test
psychology
thinking
young adult
Adolescent
Adult
Colombia
Cross-Sectional Studies
Factor Analysis
Statistical
Female
Hallucinations
Humans
Male
Psychological Tests
Thinking
Young Adult
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| Summary: | Background Inner speech is a common human experience. Recently, there have been studies linking this experience with cognitive functions, such as problem solving, reading, writing, autobiographical memory, and some disorders, such as anxiety and depression. In addition, inner speech is recognised as the main source of auditory hallucinations. Objectives The main purpose of this study is to establish the factor structure of Varieties of Inner Speech Questionnaire (VISQ) in a sample of the Colombian population. Furthermore, it aims at establishing a link between VISQ and abnormal perceptions. Method This was a cross-sectional study in which 232 college students were assessed using the VISQ and the Cardiff Anomalous Perceptions Scale (CAPS). Results Through an exploratory factor analysis, a structure of three factors was found: Other Voices in the Internal Speech, Condensed Inner speech, and Dialogical/Evaluative Inner speech, all of them with acceptable levels of reliability. Gender differences were found in the second and third factor, with higher averages for women. Positive correlations were found among the three VISQ and the two CAPS factors: Multimodal Perceptual Alterations and Experiences Associated with the Temporal Lobe. Conclusions The results are consistent with previous findings linking the factors of inner speech with the propensity to auditory hallucination, a phenomenon widely associated with temporal lobe abnormalities. The hallucinations associated with other perceptual systems, however, are still weakly explained. © 2016 Asociación Colombiana de Psiquiatría |
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