Factor Structure of Social Cognition in Schizophrenia: Is Empathy Preserved?

Table 3

Correlations among the social cognitive measures in both groups.

Pearson correlation coefficients	Theory of Mind	Emotion Recognition	Social Attribution	Empathy Perspective Taking	Empathy Empathic Concern	Empathy Personal Distress	Empathy Fantasy	Self-relatedness, Alienation	Self-relatedness, Egocentricity
Theory of Mind	1
Emotion Recognition	0.421**	1
Social Attribution	0.370**	0.384**	1
Empathy Perspective Taking	−0.05	0.023	0.253	1
Empathy Empathic Concern	0.181	−0.052	0.292*	0.376**	1
Empathy Personal Distress	−0.184	−0.383**	−0.165	−0.301*	−0.149	1
Empathy Fantasy	0.281*	0.241	0.322*	0.24	0.407**	0.039	1
Self-Relatedness, Alienation	−0.211	−0.217	−0.044	−0.313*	−0.168	0.314*	0.119	1
Self-Relatedness, Egocentricity	−0.111	−0.255	−0.135	−0.276*	−0.068	0.098	−0.018	0.552**	1

∗∗Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).
*Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).