Are There Gender Differences in Social Cognition in First-Episode Psychosis?

The aim of this study was to explore gender differences in social cognition in a sample of first-episode psychosis (FEP). An observational descriptive study was performed with 191 individuals with FEP. Emotion perception was assessed using the Faces Test, theory of mind was assessed using the Hintin...

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Authors: Verdaguer-Rodríguez, Marina|||0000-0001-9910-1220, López-Carrilero, Raquel|||0000-0003-4110-794X, Ferrer-Quintero, Marta|||0000-0002-7935-9424, García-Mieres, Helena|||0000-0002-2813-1737, Díaz-Cutraro, L.|||0000-0003-3985-2780, Grasa, Eva|||0000-0003-1100-7489, Pousa Tomàs, Esther|||0000-0003-4423-6739, Lorente, Ester, Birulés, Irene|||0000-0001-6518-7310, Peláez, Trinidad, Barrigón, María Luisa|||0000-0002-2497-6353, Ruiz Delgado, Isabel, González-Higueras, Fermín|||0000-0002-0826-5981, Cid Colom, Jordi|||0000-0002-6406-0585, Gutiérrez-Zotes, Alfonso|||0000-0002-4858-1487, Cuadras, Daniel|||0000-0001-8780-1764, Barajas Vélez, Ana|||0000-0003-1103-9499, Ochoa, Susana|||0000-0001-6792-1080
Format: article
Publication Date:2021
Country:España
Institution:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repository:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:255143
Online Access:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/255143
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.3390/women1040018
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Early psychosis
Gender differences
Emotion processing
Theory of mind
Attributional style
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Summary:The aim of this study was to explore gender differences in social cognition in a sample of first-episode psychosis (FEP). An observational descriptive study was performed with 191 individuals with FEP. Emotion perception was assessed using the Faces Test, theory of mind was assessed using the Hinting Task, and attributional style was assessed using the Internal, Personal and Situational Attributions Questionnaire. No gender differences were found in any of the social cognitive domains. Our results suggest that men and women with FEP achieve similar performances in social cognition. Therefore, targeting specific needs in social cognition regarding gender may not be required in early interventions for psychosis.

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