The mechanisms underlying the relationship

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Sourced from the stated research gap and future-work section and limitations section of the source papers, classified as general, spanning 3 journals.

Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps

• The role of self-disturbance phenomena and negative-self schemas in the relationship between childhood trauma and psychotic experiences in patients with psychosis, unaffected siblings and healthy controls (2026) · Psychological Medicine · doi

  The mechanisms underlying the relationship between childhood trauma and psychotic experiences are not well understood. Prior research has not fully examined the mediating role of self-disturbance phenomena and negative-self schemas in this relationship. There is a need to study the relationship between childhood trauma and psychotic experiences across the whole vulnerability spectrum.

  generalstated research gap
  Keywords: mechanisms underlying relationship between childhood trauma psychotic experiences
• Childhood trauma and psychological symptoms in young adults: examining the mediating role of vulnerable narcissism and the moderating role of psychological resilience (2026) · Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience · doi

  Future studies could investigate the longitudinal relationships between childhood trauma, vulnerable narcissism, and psychological symptoms. Research could explore the role of other self-related processes and adaptive resources in the associations between childhood trauma and psychological symptoms. Studies could examine the effectiveness of interventions targeting vulnerable narcissism and psychological resilience in reducing psychological symptoms among young adults with a history of childhood trauma.

  generalfuture-work section
  Keywords: future studies investigate longitudinal relationships between childhood trauma
• The construction and psychometric evaluation of the self-structure scale: a bidimensional model of self-structure (2026) · Frontiers in Psychiatry · doi

  several critical issues remain insufficiently resolved, - the grandiose-vulnerable dichotomy has become a dominant paradigm in modern narcissism research, but converging empirical evidence indicates that these phenotypic expressions cannot be fully understood as discrete, stable traits, - individuals frequently display mixed narcissistic features, with their narcissistic presentations dynamically fluctuating across developmental stages, interpersonal contexts, and life events

  generallimitations sectionevidence 5/5
  Keywords: several critical issues remain insufficiently resolved grandiose-vulnerable dichotomy

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