Psychology, Interamerican
Emotional Regulation and Social Functioning in Patients with Schizophrenia
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Keywords

emotional regulation
emotional facilitation
squizophrenia
social functioning

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Romero-Ayuso, D., & García Arenas, J. (2020). Emotional Regulation and Social Functioning in Patients with Schizophrenia. Revista Interamericana De Psicología/Interamerican Journal of Psychology, 54(1), e1241. https://doi.org/10.30849/ripijp.v54i1.1241

Abstract

Introduction: Social disability is present in more than 50% of patients with schizophrenia after clinical remission. How emotional processing differs between patients with high and low social functioning has not been studied so far.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted, with 67 outpatients. The Social Functioning Scale and the Emotional Intelligence Test were used.

Results: Statistically significant differences were found in Emotional Facilitation (p=0.007; d=0.74), in Emotional Management (p=0.003; d=0.83) and in all dimensions of social functioning, with a difference of up to 45.43 points between the groups.

Conclusions: The results contribute to the understanding of the role played by emotional facilitation and regulation in social functioning.

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