Cross-Country Validation of the Arabic Version of the Prodromal Questionnaire–Brief (PQ‐B) in Young Adults from the General Population of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region

Fekih‐Romdhane, Feten; Jahrami, Haitham; Alhuwailah, Amthal; Fawaz, Mirna; Shuwiekh, Hanaa; Helmy, Mai; Hassan, Ibrahim Hassan Mohammed; Naser, Abdallah Y; Zarrouq, Btissame; Chebly, Marianne; El-Frenn, Yara; Yazbeck, Gabriella; Salameh, Gaelle; Hamdan‐Mansour, Ayman M.; Radwan, Eqbal; Chérif, W.; Obeïd, Sahar; Cheour, Majda; Hallit, Souheil

doi:10.1007/s11469-023-01048-4

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“…Another limitation consists of the inclusion of university students, which could limit the generalizability of our findings to the broader community sample of wider sociodemographic characteristics. In addition, the "psychoticism" and "paranoid ideations" scales of the BSI were used in the present study to assess PEs, due to the unavailability of other more specific self-report measures of this construct that are validated in the Arabic language at the start of the survey (e.g., the Arabic validated CAPE-42 [150] and PQ-B [151] were made available in 2023). Finally, both insomnia and cyberbullying only partially mediated the paths from IGD to PEs, which implies that other possible mediators (e.g., stress, suicidality, aggression) still need to be investigated to help further explain this relationship.…”

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The relationship between internet gaming disorder and psychotic experiences: cyberbullying and insomnia severity as mediators

Fekih-Romdhane,

Lamloum,

Loch

et al. 2023

BMC Psychiatry

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Background The nature of the relationship between Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) and psychosis is unclear so far. There is evidence that greater time spent in playing video games may expose players to both insomnia and a toxic online environment with widespread cyberbullying. These two possible consequences of IGD may, in turn, be associated with greater psychotic experiences (PE). Based on this theoretical framework, the present study proposed to contribute the body of the knowledge in this area, by testing the possible indirect effects of insomnia severity, cyber-victimization and cyberbullying in the cross-sectional association between IGD and PE in a sample of Tunisian university students. Method We conducted a cross-sectional study over 4 months (February-May 2022). The Arabic versions of the Brief Symptom Inventory, the Internet Gaming disorder-20 Test, the Insomnia Severity Index, and the Revised Cyber Bullying Inventory–II were administered to a total of 851 students (mean age = 21.26 ± 1.68 years, 53.7% females). Results We found that 25% of students were at risk of IGD, and 1.8% had an IGD. The results of the mediation analysis showed that insomnia severity fully mediated the association between IGD and paranoid ideation. Higher IGD was significantly associated with more insomnia severity, which was, in turn, significantly associated with more paranoid ideation. Cyberbullying partly mediated the association between IGD and psychoticism. Higher IGD scores were significantly associated with more cyberbullying, which was, in turn, significantly associated with more psychoticism. Finally, greater IGD was significantly and directly associated with higher psychoticism. Conclusion Our findings suggest that insomnia and cyberbullying may be regarded as potential targets for youth mental health promotion, as well as community-focused prevention and early intervention in psychosis. More particular attention should be devoted to the huge potential for engaging in cyberbullying among online gamers. Sleep deprivation should be prevented, assessed and treated in heavy gamers.

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The relationship between internet gaming disorder and psychotic experiences: cyberbullying and insomnia severity as mediators

Fekih-Romdhane,

Lamloum,

Loch

et al. 2023

BMC Psychiatry

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“…In some parts of the world, such as the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, early intervention in psychosis services and research in this area are still emerging [e.g., The Tunisian Center of Early Intervention in Psychosis (TCEIP) ( 9 )]. There have been some very recent attempts to advance early intervention in countries where the progress in this field remains slow, by investigating subclinical PEs in the general population [e.g., ( 3 , 10 )], or by translating and validating essential measurement tools in the field in local languages [e.g., the Prodromal Questionnaire-Brief in Arabic ( 11 ), the Psychosis Screening Questionnaire in sub-Saharan African languages ( 12 )]. A recent systematic review on studies around the ultra-high risk (UHR) for psychosis paradigm emerging from developing countries could identify no studies from low-income countries, and only eight from LAMIC ( 13 ).…”

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Editorial: Psychotic experiences and symptoms in adolescents and young adults from different countries and cultural backgrounds

Fekih-Romdhane,

Obeid,

Hallit

2023

Front. Psychiatry

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Validation of the Arabic Version of the Psychotic-Like Experiences Questionnaire for Children (PLEQ-C) in a Community Sample of Children and Adolescents Aged 12–18 years

Fekih-Romdhane,

Malaeb,

Obeid

et al. 2023

Int J Ment Health Addiction

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Cross-Country Validation of the Arabic Version of the Prodromal Questionnaire–Brief (PQ‐B) in Young Adults from the General Population of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region

Cited by 12 publications

References 121 publications

The relationship between internet gaming disorder and psychotic experiences: cyberbullying and insomnia severity as mediators

The relationship between internet gaming disorder and psychotic experiences: cyberbullying and insomnia severity as mediators

Editorial: Psychotic experiences and symptoms in adolescents and young adults from different countries and cultural backgrounds

Validation of the Arabic Version of the Psychotic-Like Experiences Questionnaire for Children (PLEQ-C) in a Community Sample of Children and Adolescents Aged 12–18 years

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