Background:Evidence is emerging that beliefs about voices are influenced by broader schematic beliefs about the self and others. Similarly, studies indicate that the relationship an individual has with their voice may mirror wider patterns of relating observed in social relationships, which may be influenced by schematic beliefs.Aims:This study examined associations between beliefs about voices and self and other schemas. Furthermore, associations between schemas and the perceived relationship between the hearer and their predominant voice were explored.Method:Forty-four voice-hearing participants were recruited across mental health services. Participants completed self-report measures of beliefs about voices, schema functioning, and relating between the hearer and their voice. Dimensions of voice experience, such as frequency and content, were assessed using a clinician-rated scale.Results:Beliefs about voices correlated with negative voice content and schemas. After controlling for negative voice content, schemas were estimated to predict between 1 and 17% of the variance in the six measured beliefs about voices; three of the associations reached statistical significance. Negative-self schema were the strongest predictors of beliefs about voices, whilst positive-self also showed potential relationships. Schemas also correlated with dimensions of relating between the hearer and their voice.Conclusions:In line with previous research, this study provides evidence that schemas, particularly self-schema, may be important in the development of beliefs about voices. This study offers preliminary findings to suggest that schemas are also associated with the perceived relationship between the hearer and their voice.

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听者中关于声音的信念：图式功能的作用

背景：越来越多的证据表明，关于声音的信念受到关于自我和他人的更广泛的图式信念的影响。同样，研究表明，个人与其声音的关系可能反映了在社会关系中观察到的更广泛的关联模式，这可能受到图式信念的影响。目的：本研究检查了关于声音的信念与自我和其他图式之间的关联。此外，还探讨了图式与听者与其主要声音之间的感知关系之间的关联。方法：在心理健康服务中招募了 44 名听声音的参与者。参与者完成了关于声音、图式功能以及听者与其声音之间关系的信念的自我报告测量。语音体验的维度，例如频率和内容，使用临床医生评定的量表进行评估。结果：对声音的信念与负面声音内容和模式相关。在控制负面声音内容后，估计模式可以预测六种测量的关于声音的信念的 1% 到 17% 的方差；其中三个关联达到了统计学意义。消极自我图式是对声音信念的最强预测因子，而积极自我也显示出潜在的关系。图式也与听者和他们的声音之间的关联维度相关。结论：与先前的研究一致，本研究提供了证据，表明图式，特别是自我图式，可能对声音信念的发展很重要。