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Table 4 Correlation between social cognition (using RMET, Ekman and EI scale) and symptoms severity using the PANSS in patients with schizophrenia

From: Emotion identification and mentalization in non-psychotic first-degree relatives of young adult patients with schizophrenia disorder

   

PANSSb total

PANSS p

PANSS N

PANSS G

Ekman

n = 30

Correlation coefficient

− 0.356

0.181

− 0.478

− 0.330

p value

0.053

0.340

0.008

0.075

Mind in the eye

n = 30

Correlation coefficient

− 0.042

0.007

− 0.008

− 0.038

p value

0.825

0.970

0.966

0.842

EI scalea

n = 30

Correlation coefficient

− 0.178

0.330

− 0.271

− 0.279

p value

0.345

0.075

0.147

0.136

  1. Spearman test
  2. aEI scale: Emotional Intelligence scale
  3. bPANSS: Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale for Schizophrenia
  4. (p ≤ 0.05 is significant)