McCleery Amanda, Divilbiss Marielle, St-Hilaire Annie, Aakre Jennifer M, Seghers James P, Bell Emily K, Docherty Nancy M
Department of Psychology, Kent State University, Kent, OH, USA.
J Nerv Ment Dis. 2012 Feb;200(2):147-52. doi: 10.1097/NMD.0b013e3182439533.
Theory of mind (ToM) is an aspect of social cognition that refers to the ability to make inferences about the thoughts, feelings, and intentions of other people. It is believed to be related to social functioning. Previous investigations of ToM in schizotypy have yielded mixed results. Using a correlational approach, the present study explored the relationship between schizotypal traits, ToM, neurocognition, depressed mood, and social functioning in a sample of 50 undergraduate students. Schizotypy was related to poor social functioning. Contrary to predictions, schizotypal traits were not associated with impaired ToM. In fact, schizotypal traits were associated with enhanced performance on a ToM task that involved detection of ironic statements. However, strong relationships emerged among schizotypy, depressed mood, and social functioning, highlighting the need to also examine depression when assessing the relations between elevated schizotypy and poor social functioning.
心理理论（ToM）是社会认知的一个方面，指的是对他人的思想、情感和意图进行推断的能力。人们认为它与社会功能有关。先前对分裂型人格特质中ToM的研究结果不一。本研究采用相关研究方法，在50名本科生样本中探究了分裂型人格特质、ToM、神经认知、抑郁情绪和社会功能之间的关系。分裂型人格特质与较差的社会功能有关。与预测相反，分裂型人格特质与ToM受损无关。事实上，分裂型人格特质与一项涉及识别反讽陈述的ToM任务中的表现增强有关。然而，分裂型人格特质、抑郁情绪和社会功能之间出现了强烈的关联，这凸显了在评估分裂型人格特质升高与社会功能不良之间的关系时，还需要检查抑郁情况。
