title: Recognition of nonverbal affect and schizotypy.
abstract: The authors assessed the degree to which schizotypal characteristics in a nonclinical population were associated with impairments in the ability to correctly identify emotions as expressed in facial, paralinguistic, and postural cues. Participants completed the Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire (SPQ; A. Raine, 2005), and the 3 receptive subtests of the Diagnostic Analysis of Nonverbal Accuracy-2 (DANVA2; S. Nowicki Jr., 2005). The SPQ subscales No close friends and Suspiciousness were correlated with impaired ability to correctly identify postural affective cues on the DANVA2. Unusual perceptual experiences were correlated with deficits in the ability to identify emotions on the DANVA2 paralinguistic measure. Impairments in the ability to correctly perceive and respond to expressions of affect may be part of a deficit in social cognition that contributes to development of schizotypal traits.
authors.affiliation: College of William & Mary, Department of Psychology, Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795, USA. gdshea@wm.edu
authors.forename: Glenn
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Shean
authors.forename: Emily
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bell
authors.forename: Christopher Daryl
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Cameron
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D032882:Comprehension; D003463:Cues; D005149:Facial Expression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009633:Nonverbal Communication; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011187:Posture; D012569:Schizotypal Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D013061:Speech Acoustics; D014705:Verbal Behavior