Observable Social Cognition--A Rating Scale: an interview-based assessment for XXXX .

@entity1 @entity73 @entity161 @entity9215
INTRODUCTION: Individuals with @entity161 consistently @entity73 in social cognition (SC). SC has become a potential treatment target due to its association with functional outcomes. An alternative method of assessment is to administer an observer-based scale incorporating an informant's "first hand" impressions in ratings. METHODS: The present study used the Observable Social Cognition: A Rating Scale ( @entity9215 ) in 62 outpatients and 50 non-psychiatric controls (NPCs) to assess performance in domains of SC (e.g. emotion perception, theory of mind). RESULTS: The @entity9215 demonstrated sufficient internal consistency and test-retest reliability. Construct validity was assessed through an exploratory factor analysis. @entity1 @entity9215 indices were not significantly correlated with measures of SC with the exception of aggressive attributional style. Individuals with @entity73 in SC reacted more aggressively to ambiguous situations. NPC @entity9215 were significantly correlated with measures of theory of mind and attributional style. In a combined sample of @entity1 and controls, six of eight items were significantly correlated with the SC task assessing the same domain, providing modest evidence of convergent validity. In @entity1 , the @entity9215 was significantly correlated with measures of functional outcome and neurocognition. Last, the @entity9215 was found to be significantly associated with functional outcome after the influence of objective measures of SC was statistically removed. CONCLUSIONS: The present study provides preliminary evidence that the @entity9215 may be useful for clinicians in collecting data about @entity1 ' potential real-world @entity73 , in turn increasing the degree to which these impairments may be targeted in treatment.
