biostudies-literatureHu DDScientific Foundation of Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of SciencesNational Natural Science Foundation of ChinaKey Laboratory Of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of SciencesCAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology813-823https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11444733biostudies-literatureUnknown13(5)Empirical research using the Empathic Accuracy Task (EAT) has suggested that schizophrenia patients and people with schizotypal personality disorder exhibit lower empathic accuracy than healthy people. However, empathic accuracy in a subclinical sample with high levels of schizotypy has seldom been studied. Our study aimed to investigate empathy in a subclinical sample using the Chinese version of the EAT and a self-report empathy measure. Forty participants with high levels of schizotypy (HS participants) and 40 with low levels of schizotypy (LS participants), as measured by the Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire (SPQ), were recruited. All participants completed the Chinese version of the EAT and the self-report Questionnaire of Cognitive and Affective Empathy. Empathic accuracy (EA) sPsyCh journalEmpathic accuracy in individuals with schizotypal personality traits.PMC1144473331871114E2CX3415CX32061160468Guo XDLui SSYZheng HChan RCKYan CWang YYWang YHu DDfalseEmpathic accuracy in individuals with schizotypal personality traits.Empirical research using the Empathic Accuracy Task (EAT) has suggested that schizophrenia patients and people with schizotypal personality disorder exhibit lower empathic accuracy than healthy people. However, empathic accuracy in a subclinical sample with high levels of schizotypy has seldom been studied. Our study aimed to investigate empathy in a subclinical sample using the Chinese version of the EAT and a self-report empathy measure. Forty participants with high levels of schizotypy (HS participants) and 40 with low levels of schizotypy (LS participants), as measured by the Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire (SPQ), were recruited. All participants completed the Chinese version of the EAT and the self-report Questionnaire of Cognitive and Affective Empathy. Empathic accuracy (EA) s2024-01-01T00:00:00Z2024 Oct2026-07-15T05:15:21.66Z2025-04-22T21:44:00.254ZS-EPMC114447333853087810.1002/pchj.743