Social cognition in schizophrenia: Factor structure of emotion processing and theory of mind.
Factor analytic studies examining social cognition in schizophrenia have yielded inconsistent results most likely due to the varying number and quality of measures. With the recent conclusion of Phase 3 of the Social Cognition Psychometric Evaluation (SCOPE) Study, the most psychometrically sound measures of social cognition have been identified. Therefore, the aims of the present study were to: 1) examine the factor structure of social cognition in schizophrenia through the utilization of psychometrically sound measures, 2) examine the stability of the factor structure across two study visits, 3) compare the factor structure of social cognition in schizophrenia to that in healthy controls, and 4) examine the relationship between the factors and relevant outcome measures including social functioning and symptoms. Results supported a one-factor model for the patient and healthy control samples at both visits. This single factor was significantly associated with negative symptoms in the schizophrenia sample and with social functioning in both groups at both study visits.
Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, United States. Electronic address: jbrowne@unc.edu.
Julia
J
Browne
Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, United States; School of Psychology, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
David L
DL
Penn
Measurement and Quantitative Methods, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States.
Tenko
T
Raykov
School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, United States; Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX, United States.
Amy E
AE
Pinkham
School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, United States.
Skylar
S
Kelsven
Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, United States.
Benjamin
B
Buck
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States; Research Service, Miami VA Healthcare System, United States.
Philip D
PD
Harvey
D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003071:Cognition; D004644:Emotions; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011594:Psychometrics; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012919:Social Behavior; D012938:Social Perception; D056345:Theory of Mind
Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA); Emotion processing; Social cognitive skill; Theory of mind