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  • Impaired speech-gesture matching is a known characteristic of schizophrenia spectrum disorders.
  • Schizotypal traits, present in the general population, may reflect similar underlying mechanisms.

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  • To investigate the relationship between schizotypal traits and speech-gesture matching performance.
  • To explore the link between schizotypal traits and self-reported gesture perception.
  • To model the network of schizotypal facets and gesture processing.

Main Methods:

  • 1094 healthy adults evaluated speech-gesture alignment in videos.
  • Participants completed self-rating scales for gesture perception/production and schizotypal traits.
  • Network analysis (partial Spearman correlation) examined associations between variables.

Main Results:

  • Overall schizotypy negatively correlated with both concrete and abstract speech-gesture matching.
  • Disorganization facet of schizotypy showed high controllability and negative association with abstract matching.
  • Gesture production for communication linked self-reported perception, schizotypy, and task performance.

Conclusions:

  • Impaired abstract speech-gesture matching in individuals with high schizotypy supports a schizophrenia-schizotypy continuum.
  • Gesture use in communication bridges subjective and objective aspects of gesture processing and schizotypal traits.
  • The network model suggests potential causal pathways for future interventional studies.