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Schizotypy and behavioural adjustment and the role of neuroticism

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20/02/2012
Author
Voelter, Christoph
Strobach, Tilo
Aichert, Désirée S.
Wöstmann, Nicola
Costa, Anna
Möller, Hans-Jürgen
Schubert, Torsten
Ettinger, Ulrich
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BF Psychology
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Abstract
Objective: In the present study the relationship between behavioural adjustment following cognitive conflict and schizotypy was investigated using a Stroop colour naming paradigm. Previous research has found deficits with behavioural adjustment in schizophrenia patients. Based on these findings, we hypothesized that individual differences in schizotypy, a personality trait reflecting the subclinical expression of the schizophrenia phenotype, would be associated with behavioural adjustment. Additionally, we investigated whether such a relationship would be explained by individual differences in neuroticism, a non-specific measure of negative trait emotionality known to be correlated with schizotypy. Methods: 106 healthy volunteers (mean age: 25.1, 60% females) took part. Post-conflict adjustment was measured in a computer-based version of the Stroop paradigm. Schizotypy was assessed using the Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire (SPQ) and Neuroticism using the NEO-FFI. Results: We found a negative correlation between schizotypy and post-conflict adjustment (r = −.30, p<.01); this relationship remained significant when controlling for effects of neuroticism. Regression analysis revealed that particularly the subscale No Close Friends drove the effect. Conclusion: Previous findings of deficits in cognitive control in schizophrenia patients were extended to the subclinical personality expression of the schizophrenia phenotype and found to be specific to schizotypal traits over and above the effects of negative emotionality.
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Voelter , C , Strobach , T , Aichert , D S , Wöstmann , N , Costa , A , Möller , H-J , Schubert , T & Ettinger , U 2012 , ' Schizotypy and behavioural adjustment and the role of neuroticism ' , PLoS One , vol. 7 , no. 2 , 30078 . https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0030078
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PLoS One
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Peer reviewed
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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0030078
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1932-6203
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Journal article
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© 2012 Völter et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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This work was funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (ET 31/2-1) (http://www.dfg.de/en/index.jsp).
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http://hdl.handle.net/10023/10414

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