[Schizotypy and verbal memory in the adolescent general population].
The following study examines the relationship between verbal memory deficits and schizotypal traits measured psychometrically from a non- clinical adolescent population. In this transversal analytical study participated 139 subjects. They were secondary school students, with ages ranging from 13 to 16 years old (mean= 14, 35; Sta.Dev.= 0, 548). After administrating the scales O-LIFE (psychometrical schizotypy), CVLT (verbal memory), and Letters and Numbers subtest of WAIS-III (working memory), data was analyzed utilizing Pearson correlations and mean comparison test. Results showed lack of relations between schizotypy measures and working memory. Nonetheless, some of the O-LIFE dimensions correlated with verbal memory. These findings support partly the literature reviewed. Yet, more work focused on schizotypy and cognitive deficits as risk factors are suggested.
Martinena Palacio
Patricia
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Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain. patricia.martinena@uab.es
Navarro
J Blas
JB
Medina Pradas
Cristina
C
Baños Yeste
Iris
I
Sabanés
Arantxa
A
Vicens Vilanova
Jordi
J
Alvarez
Eva M
EM
Barrantes Vidal
Neus
N
Subirá
Susana
S
Obiols
Jordi E
JE
D000293:Adolescent; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011594:Psychometrics; D012569:Schizotypal Personality Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014705:Verbal Behavior; D014888:Wechsler Scales