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  • Neuroscience
  • Psychiatry

Background:

  • Social cognitive impairments are central to psychosis, including psychosis-like experiences (PLEs).
  • The factor structure of social cognition is poorly defined, limiting research on its specificity to psychosis.
  • This study investigated the relationship between PLEs and social cognition within the context of other psychopathology.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the relationship between psychosis-like experiences (PLEs) and social cognition.
  • To investigate the specificity of social cognitive impairments in psychosis.
  • To explore the factor structure of social cognition using a hierarchical approach.

Main Methods:

  • 1026 online community participants completed questionnaires for psychosis, autism, and personality disorders.
  • Three social cognitive tasks varying in methodology (vignette vs. video) and construct (higher- vs. lower-level) were administered.
  • Exploratory (EFA) and confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) were used to model social cognition and its association with PLEs and psychopathology.

Main Results:

  • A hierarchical model of social cognition was supported, with two higher-order factors: verbal/vignette task methodology and a multimethod general social cognition factor.
  • These factors explained task-level associations with psychopathology, showing correlations with positive symptoms (r=0.23) and antagonism (r=0.28).
  • After controlling for other psychopathology, positive symptoms were most strongly associated with verbal methodology tasks (β=-0.34).

Conclusions:

  • Broad social cognitive processes and methodological effects may explain many findings in psychosis and psychopathology research.
  • Understanding broad social cognitive impairments can provide insights into more specific social cognitive deficits.
  • The findings highlight the importance of considering both general social cognition and task-specific effects in research.