title: Psychopathology, personality and theory of mind in a sample of university students.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess psychopathology, personality and theory of mind in a sample of university students, and to analyse their correlation with socio-demographic and academic factors.
  
  
  METHODS
  Socio-demographic and academic data were collected from 228 students. They completed the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire-R, Symptom Checklist-90-R (SCL-90-L) and Theory of Mind (ToM) test.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Elevated psychological distress was found in 38.6% of students; 30.3% had an abnormal ToM score. Students with an abnormal ToM score had a significantly lower probability than those with normal ToM test to repeat an exam three times or more. Not being married and receiving psychiatric care significantly influenced the probability of repeating an exam. Abnormal ToM students had specific features as far as major and SCL-90-R scores are concerned.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A correlation was found among ToM performance and some indicators of academic performance. Students with ToM scores under the cut-off reported more psychopathological symptoms and distress. Implications are discussed
authors.forename: Patrizia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zeppegno
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gramaglia
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Antona
authors.forename: Sabrina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gili
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marchisio
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gogliani
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ponzetti
authors.forename: Eugenio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Torre
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D010551:Personality; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D056345:Theory of Mind; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult