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The relationship of personality style to abstract thinking deficits in schizophrenia
Author(s) -
Watson Charles G.,
Burke Marcia,
Plemel Duane
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(197904)35:2<247::aid-jclp2270350204>3.0.co;2-#
Subject(s) - psychology , autism , personality , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , cognitive style , cognition , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , style (visual arts) , correlation , big five personality traits , personality disorders , psychiatry , social psychology , geometry , mathematics , archaeology , history
Hypothesized that the correlation between Inability to Abstract and Autism of schizophrenics would be larger after the effects of relevant personality variables were partialed out than before. The multiple correlations of these deficit measures with 15 of the Sixteen Personality Factor scales and a measure of verbosity were determined in a sample of 100 schizophenics. The correlations between Inability to Abstract and Autism before and after those scales that contributed significantly to the Rs had been partialed out also were calculated. Neither was significant. The results offer no support for the view that observed differences between schizophrenic subgroups in inability to abstract and autism reflect variations in personality style rather than cognitive factors.