Empirical Support for the Utility of a Three-Step Perspective Taking Model for Psychosis Proneness

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Abstract: Social anhedonia has been linked to the development and exacerbation of psychosis.  In this paper we explored empirically the hypothesis that social anhedonia can be accounted for by deictic relational responding, empathic concern, and experiential avoidance as suggested by Relational Frame Theory (RFT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).  College students (N=110) from the University of Deusto in Spain completed self-report measures of social anhedonia, empathy and experiential avoidance.  Deictic relational responding was measured by performance in a behavioral task.  Sequential multiple regressions indicated that deictic relational responding, empathy and experiential avoidance are independent predictors of social anhedonia, accounting for 26% of the total variance, having minimal overlap among each other.  The data supports the utility of these processes as predictors of social anhedonia, suggesting new psychological targets for the prevention and treatment of psychosis.