B4610 - The longitudinal association between early parenting and psychotic experiences in adolescence - 13/05/2024

B number: 
B4610
Principal applicant name: 
Gemma Lewis | University College London
Co-applicants: 
Prof Glyn Lewis, Dr Marie Mueller, Mr Oben Atamturk
Title of project: 
The longitudinal association between early parenting and psychotic experiences in adolescence
Proposal summary: 

Psychosis is an incredibly debilitating condition, the symptoms of which include hallucinations, delusions, and disordered thinking/speaking. Experiences early in life can contribute to psychotic experiences later in life. It has been well researched that parenting and parent-child interaction can affect children’s outcomes across a range of domains. It is possible that parent-child interaction also influences future outcomes for psychotic experiences. If we find factors in parent-child interaction that appear to increase the risk of (or protect from) psychotic experiences this could open the door for future research and have implications for prevention.

Impact of research: 
The findings from this study could highlight possible factors within the parent-child relationship which appear to either increase or decrease the risk of the child developing psychotic experiences in the future. This could then aid future research looking into early prevention strategies for psychosis, and looking into how parenting could help protect children against psychotic experiences in later life.
Date proposal received: 
Tuesday, 7 May, 2024
Date proposal approved: 
Monday, 13 May, 2024
Keywords: 
Epidemiology, Mental health, Statistical methods, Cohort studies - attrition, bias, participant engagement, ethics