Social cognition <i>v.</i> emotional intelligence in first-episode psychosis: are they the same?

Wearne, Travis A; McDonald, Skye

doi:10.1017/s0033291720000185

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“…Emotional intelligence and SC are often reported interchangeably in the literature, and measures designed to assess emotional intelligence (such as the Multifactor Emotional Intelligence Scale [55] or the MSCEIT [16]) have long been recognized and used as representative tests of social cognition [56]. Later, emotional intelligence has rather been regarded as a proxy of SC, with both constructs re ecting close but not a same entity [57]. In sum, these ndings support the validity of the OSCARS, and further emphasize the clinical relevance and importance of assessing cognitive processes that underlie how patients with schizophrenia think about social interactions, social situations, others, and themselves.…”

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Examination of the Psychometric Properties of the Observable Social Cognition Rating Scale (OSCARS) in Arabic-speaking patients with schizophrenia

Fekih-Romdhane,

Kerbage,

Hachem

et al. 2024

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Background No Arabic-language version of the Observable Social Cognition Rating Scale (OSCARS) has been made available that allows to properly and specifically assess the social cognition (SC) construct in Arabic-speaking populations, and inform the development and evaluation of strategies aimed at improving clinical and functional outcomes. Besides, only scant research has been done on SC in schizophrenia in the Arab contexts. This study aimed to examine the preliminary psychometric characteristics of the Arabic translated version of the OSCARS, including factor structure, reliability, concurrent validity and measurement invariance across sex. Method This cross-sectional study has been conducted during February and March 2024, and included 113 chronic, remitted and clinically stable patients with schizophrenia (mean age of 57.52 ± 10.35 years, 63.5% males). Results The originally proposed two-factor model (Social Cognitive Bias and Social Cognitive Ability) showed acceptable model fit in our sample of Arabic-speaking patients with schizophrenia, after removal of two items (items 2 and 3) which yielded low factor loadings. The Arabic version of the OSCARS total and factor scores showed good internal consistency, with Cronbach’s alpha for of .85-.94. Measurement invariance was established across sex groups at the configural, metric, and scalar levels. No significant differences emerged between male and female patients for latent mean scores of the OSCARS. Finally, concurrent validity was supported by appropriate patterns of correlations with functioning, recovery and emotional intelligence measures. In particular, SC scores correlated negatively and moderately with levels of functioning and recovery of patients, as well as negatively and strongly with self-reported emotional intelligence. Conclusion The Arabic OSCARS stands out as a brief, valid, reliable and comprehensive assessment tool to evaluate SC in Arabic-speaking patients with schizophrenia based on the perspectives of interviewers. Offering the Arabic validated version of the OSCARS to clinicians and researchers who work in Arab settings may close the existing gap in the assessment of SC in schizophrenia. Due to its easy and fast application, the Arabic OSCARS is believed to be highly valuable in clinical and research practices.

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Examination of the Psychometric Properties of the Observable Social Cognition Rating Scale (OSCARS) in Arabic-speaking patients with schizophrenia

Fekih-Romdhane,

Kerbage,

Hachem

et al. 2024

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“…The emotional management branch of the MSCEIT was proposed by the MATRICS consensus groups as the gold standard for the assessment of social cognition in schizophrenia [ 42 , 43 , 44 ]. In any case, differences of social cognition components and emotional intelligence are clear enough to consider them different constructs [ 45 ].…”

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Development of an Ecologically Valid Assessment for Social Cognition Based on Real Interaction: Preliminary Results

Benito-Ruiz

Luzón-Collado²,

Arrillaga-González³

et al. 2022

Behavioral Sciences

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Many social cognitive assessment measures that are appropriate for clinical use are currently available, but there is a general concern about their ecological validity. This study aimed to develop an applicable real interaction-based test to assess social cognition. A sample of 50 subjects (mean age 22 ± 5.8, 56% women) took the Social Interaction Test as well as two instruments for assessing social cognition: (1) the Movie for Assessment of Social Cognition (MASC) and (2) branch 4 from the Mayer–Salovey–Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT). The test showed no incidence on its application. The reliability of the 18-item final version of the test was a medium-high level (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.701). To assess the internal structure of the test, a multidimensional scaling procedure was used. The common space of coordinates for the two-dimensional solution showed a normalized raw stress of 0.076 and Tucker’s congruence coefficient of 0.965. The social interaction test showed stronger association with MASC (more realistic, video-based format) than with MSCEIT (less realistic, paper-based format). The Social Interaction Test is applicable and feasible to use it to assess social cognition in the general population.

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Social cognition v. emotional intelligence in first-episode psychosis: are they the same?

Cited by 2 publications

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Examination of the Psychometric Properties of the Observable Social Cognition Rating Scale (OSCARS) in Arabic-speaking patients with schizophrenia

Examination of the Psychometric Properties of the Observable Social Cognition Rating Scale (OSCARS) in Arabic-speaking patients with schizophrenia

Development of an Ecologically Valid Assessment for Social Cognition Based on Real Interaction: Preliminary Results

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