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Editorial
. 2023 Jan 3;49(1):1-4.
doi: 10.1093/schbul/sbac077.

The Role of Disability Benefits as an Environmental Factor Contributing to Negative Symptoms

Delaney E Collins  1 , Lauren Luther  1 , Ian M Raugh  1 , Ruth Condray  2 , Daniel N Allen  3 , Gregory P Strauss  1
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The Role of Disability Benefits as an Environmental Factor Contributing to Negative Symptoms

Delaney E Collins et al. Schizophr Bull. .
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Fig. 1.
Differences in negative symptom severity among those receiving and not receiving social security administration (SSA) benefits. (A–C) Longitudinal analyses of the control group from Luther et al. showing that after controlling for baseline levels, schizophrenia participants receiving SSA benefits at baseline (n = 6) had greater motivation and pleasure (MAP) dimension negative symptoms on the Clinical Assessment Interview for Negative Symptoms (CAINS) 8 weeks later (F(1, 25) = 4.45, p = .04, d = .55) (A), higher 8-week motivation reductions on the motivation item on the Heinrich’s Quality of Life Scale (QLS) (F(1, 25) = 6.14, p = .02, d = ‐.65) (B), and trending lower self-reported 8-week motivation and pleasure on the Motivation and Pleasure Scale: Self-Report (MAP-SR) (higher = less negative symptoms) (F(1, 25) = 4.23, p = .05, d = ‐.54) (C) than those not receiving SSA benefits at baseline (n = 22). (D) Cross-sectional comparison of schizophrenia participants from Strauss et al. showing that SSA recipients (n = 12) have greater negative symptoms (measured using the Negative Symptom Inventory-Self-Report (NSI-SR)) than non-SSA recipients (n = 14); t(24)= ‐2.47, p = .02, d = .97). * p < .05.
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