Social attribution test - multiple choice (SAT-MC) in schizophrenia: Comparison with community sample and relationship to neurocognitive, social cognitive and symptom measures

SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH

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Article

Bell, Morris D.^1,2  Fiszdon, Joanna M.^1,2  Greig, Tamasine C.²  Wexler, Bruce E.² 

[1] VA Connecticut Healthcare Syst, Rehabil Res & Dev Serv, West Haven, CT 06517 USA

[2] Yale Univ, Sch Med, Dept Psychiat, New Haven, CT 06511 USA

关键词: Social attribution;    Theory of Mind;    Mentalizing;    Social cognition;    Schizophrenia;    Neuropsychology;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.schres.2010.03.024

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

This is the first report on the use of the Social Attribution Task Multiple Choice (SAT-MC) to assess social cognitive impairments in schizophrenia. The SAT-MC was originally developed for autism research, and consists of a 64-second animation showing geometric figures enacting a social drama, with 19 multiple choice questions about the interactions. Responses from 85 community-dwelling participants and 66 participants with SCID confirmed schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorders (Scz) revealed highly significant group differences. When the two samples were combined, SAT-MC scores were significantly correlated with other social cognitive measures, including measures of affect recognition, theory of mind, self-report of egocentricity and the Social Cognition Index from the MATRICS battery. Using a cut-off score, 53% of Scz were significantly impaired on SAT-MC compared with 9% of the community sample. Most Scz participants with impairment on SAT-MC also had impairment on affect recognition. Significant correlations were also found with neurocognitive measures but with less dependence on verbal processes than other social cognitive measures. Logistic regression using SAT-MC scores correctly classified 75% of both samples. Results suggest that this measure may have promise, but alternative versions will be needed before it can be used in pre-post or longitudinal designs. Published by Elsevier B.V.

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