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Comparative Study
. 2010 Sep;122(1-3):164-71.
doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2010.03.024. Epub 2010 Apr 18.

Social attribution test--multiple choice (SAT-MC) in schizophrenia: comparison with community sample and relationship to neurocognitive, social cognitive and symptom measures

Morris D Bell  1 , Joanna M Fiszdon, Tamasine C Greig, Bruce E Wexler
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Comparative Study

Social attribution test--multiple choice (SAT-MC) in schizophrenia: comparison with community sample and relationship to neurocognitive, social cognitive and symptom measures

Morris D Bell et al. Schizophr Res. 2010 Sep.

Abstract

This is the first report on the use of the Social Attribution Task - Multiple Choice (SAT-MC) to assess social cognitive impairments in schizophrenia. The SAT-MC was originally developed for autism research, and consists of a 64-second animation showing geometric figures enacting a social drama, with 19 multiple choice questions about the interactions. Responses from 85 community-dwelling participants and 66 participants with SCID confirmed schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorders (Scz) revealed highly significant group differences. When the two samples were combined, SAT-MC scores were significantly correlated with other social cognitive measures, including measures of affect recognition, theory of mind, self-report of egocentricity and the Social Cognition Index from the MATRICS battery. Using a cut-off score, 53% of Scz were significantly impaired on SAT-MC compared with 9% of the community sample. Most Scz participants with impairment on SAT-MC also had impairment on affect recognition. Significant correlations were also found with neurocognitive measures but with less dependence on verbal processes than other social cognitive measures. Logistic regression using SAT-MC scores correctly classified 75% of both samples. Results suggest that this measure may have promise, but alternative versions will be needed before it can be used in pre-post or longitudinal designs.

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Conflict of Interest: There are no conflicts of interest for any of the authors of this paper. No author has any possible financial gain for the findings presented here.

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SAT-MC Correct Score Distributions for Community Sample (CS) and Schizophrenia Sample (Scz).
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