title: Schizotypal traits, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, and social functioning in adolescents.
abstract: The relationship between self-reported social functioning, schizotypal traits, and obsessive-compulsive symptoms (OCS) was studied in a sample of 508 adolescents, of which 49.8% were male adolescents, with a mean age of 14.9 (SD, 1.6). The Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire-Brief, Maudsley Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory and Social Adaptation Self-evaluation Scale was administered. The results showed that schizotypal personality in adolescents consists of 4 factors (Interpersonal, Disorganized, Paranoia and Magical Ideation) which are associated with OCS in nonclinical populations. The canonical correlation analysis showed that schizotypal traits and OCS shared 18% of the variance. Social functioning was negatively related to schizotypal personality traits; however, no relationship was found between social functioning and OCS. The data highlight the overlap between schizotypal traits and OCS, as well as the deficits in self-reported social functioning in schizotypal subjects. Future studies should focus on the link between these 2 constructs and study in depth the role that social functioning may be playing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Oviedo, Plaza Feijoo, s/n, 33003 Oviedo, Spain.
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fonseca-Pedrero
authors.forename: Serafín
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lemos-Giráldez
authors.forename: Mercedes
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Paíno-Piñeiro
authors.forename: Ursula
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Villazón-García
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Muñiz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003193:Compulsive Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010551:Personality; D010555:Personality Inventory; D025341:Principal Component Analysis; D012569:Schizotypal Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012919:Social Behavior; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult