Developmental profiles of schizotypy in the general population: A record linkage study of Australian children aged 11-12 years.
Melissa Jane GreenKirstie O'HareKristin R LaurensStacy TzoumakisKimberlie DeanJohanna C BadcockFelicity HarrisRichard J LinscottVaughan J CarrPublished in: The British journal of clinical psychology (2022)
Children aged 11-12 years report characteristics of schizotypy which can be classified into three distinct profiles that may represent different pathological processes towards later mental ill-health. Early life exposure to perinatal and familial adversities including childhood maltreatment, early childhood developmental vulnerability, and poor academic functioning predict membership in all three childhood schizotypy profiles. Latent liability for schizophrenia (and potentially other mental disorders) may be represented by different profiles of functioning observable in childhood.