Social stress in schizophrenia: Unique contributions to social cognition and social functioning.

ABSTRACT: Schizophrenia-spectrum disorders have been associated with heightened stress sensitivity, which can worsen prognosis, functioning, and quality of life. However, more research is needed to determine whether different types of stress impact specific functional domains. This study used the Psychological Stress Index (PSI)-a self-report instrument designed and validated to measure perceived stress in psychosis-to delineate the unique contribution of social versus non-social stress to social functioning and social cognition. Fifty-nine participants with schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder and fifty non-clinical controls completed the PSI and a battery of social functioning and social cognition measures. Elevated social stress statistically predicted worse performance on an emotion recognitio

SUBMITTER: Kemp KC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12159669 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature