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ArticleJournal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS2017

Is Emotional Intelligence Impaired in Unaffected Siblings of Patients with Schizophrenia?

Beatrice Frajo-Apor, Georg Kemmler, Silvia Pardeller, Markus Huber, Christian Macina, Anna-Sophia Welte, Alex Hofer

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Article in Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Emotional intelligence in bipolar-I-disorder: A comparison between patients, unaffected siblings, and control subjects.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2020
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7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Beatrice Frajo-Apor1Medical University Innsbruck;Department of Psychiatry,Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics,Division of Psychiatry I,Innsbruck,Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-4385-1863
Georg Kemmler1Medical University Innsbruck;Department of Psychiatry,Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics,Division of Psychiatry I,Innsbruck,Austria.
Silvia Pardeller1Medical University Innsbruck;Department of Psychiatry,Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics,Division of Psychiatry I,Innsbruck,Austria.
Markus Huber2General Hospital Brunico,Department of Psychiatry,Brunico,Italy.
Christian Macina2General Hospital Brunico,Department of Psychiatry,Brunico,Italy.
Anna-Sophia Welte1Medical University Innsbruck;Department of Psychiatry,Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics,Division of Psychiatry I,Innsbruck,Austria.
Alex Hofer1Medical University Innsbruck;Department of Psychiatry,Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics,Division of Psychiatry I,Innsbruck,Austria.
Innsbruck Medical University · ATKrankenhaus Bruneck · IT

Funding

Austrian Science Fund FWF KLI 366
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesSocial cognitive deficits have been discussed to be endophenotypes for schizophrenia and other serious mental illnesses. The current study aimed to assess emotional intelligence (EI) in unaffected siblings of schizophrenia patients to investigate its potential role as endophenotype for schizophrenia.

methodsEI was measured in 56 schizophrenia patients, 57 unaffected siblings, and 127 healthy control subjects by using the Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT). In addition, non-social cognition was assessed with the Brief Assessment of Cognition in Schizophrenia (BACS). Linear mixed models with compound symmetric correlation structure were used for of the three groups with respect to EI and non-social cognition.

resultsSchizophrenia patients showed significantly lower overall EI and performed significantly worse in three out of four MSCEIT branches compared to unaffected siblings and control subjects, whereas the two latter groups had comparable EI levels. Similar performance patterns (patients<unaffected siblings=control subjects) were found with respect to non-social cognition. Solely in the "Tower of London" test, siblings achieved significantly lower task scores compared to control subjects.

conclusionsBased on our results, EI as measured with the MSCEIT does not seem to represent a marker of risk for schizophrenia. Further investigations should concentrate on other EI measures to reassess this finding. (JINS, 2017, 23, 577-583).

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EndophenotypesSiblingsSocial PerceptionAdultEmotional IntelligenceExecutive FunctionFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSchizophreniaAffectCognitionEmotionEndophenotypeFamilyPsychotic disorder

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PMID28606213
PMCPMC5749612
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