Correlates of real-world goal-directed behavior in schizophrenia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Deficits in goal-directed behavior (i.e. behavior conducted to achieve a specific goal or outcome) are core to schizophrenia, difficult to treat, and associated with poor functional outcomes. Factors such as negative symptoms, effort-cost decision-making, cognition, and functional skills have all been associated with goal-directed behavior in schizophrenia as indexed by clinical interviews or laboratory-based tasks. However, little work has examined whether these factors relate to the real-world pursuit of goal-directed activities in this population.

Methods

This study aimed to fill this gap by using Ecological Momentary Assessment (four survey prompts per day for 1 week) to test hypotheses about symptom, effort allocation, cognitive, and functional measures assoc

SUBMITTER: Merchant JT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11578271 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature