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  • Schizophrenia is associated with significant social cognition and neurocognition deficits.
  • Social problem solving is crucial for daily functioning and recovery in schizophrenia.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the roles of neurocognition and social cognition in social problem solving in schizophrenia.
  • To identify specific cognitive domains contributing to social problem-solving deficits.

Main Methods:

  • Employed neurocognitive tests, emotion perception tests, and the Chinese Assessment of Interpersonal Problem Solving Skills (CAIPSS).
  • Utilized MANOVAs, correlation, and multiple regression analyses to compare patients with schizophrenia and healthy controls.

Main Results:

  • Patients with schizophrenia exhibited impairments in sustained attention, working memory, negative emotion identification, intention identification, and social problem-solving skills.
  • Sustained attention, working memory, and negative emotion identification correlated with social problem solving.
  • Working memory was the most significant predictor of social problem-solving deficits.

Conclusions:

  • Working memory deficits are a primary contributor to impaired social problem solving in schizophrenia.
  • Targeting working memory in rehabilitation interventions may enhance social problem-solving abilities in schizophrenia patients.