Childhood sexual abuse as a potential predictor of psychotic like experiences in Tunisian college students

53.5% of Tunisian college students reported experiencing at least one positive psychotic-like experience nearly always.

• 40.9% of students reported at least one negative psychotic-like experience with the same frequency.
• Childhood trauma, particularly sexual abuse, is associated with the occurrence of psychotic-like experiences.
• Demographic factors such as gender and age, along with psychosocial factors like drug use and stress, were controlled in the analysis.
• The findings suggest a significant prevalence of psychotic-like experiences among college students in Tunisia.

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