Resilience buffers the association between sleep disturbance and psychotic-like experiences in adolescents

In a sample of 50,625 junior high school students, 15.8% reported frequent psychotic-like experiences in the past month.

• 40.1% of participants with frequent psychotic-like experiences also reported sleep disturbance.
• Sleep disturbance is positively associated with the occurrence of frequent psychotic-like experiences.
• After controlling for socio-demographics, depression, and anxiety, the association between sleep disturbance and psychotic-like experiences remains significant.
• Higher levels of resilience may reduce the impact of sleep disturbance on the occurrence of psychotic-like experiences.

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