A-196: Social Cognition in Clinical High-Risk for Psychosis (CHR-P) Measurement Practices and Ethnoracial Representation: A Scoping Review

Abstract

Objective: Adolescence is a period of change in brain development and cognition. Research has previously demonstrated that CHR-P individuals begin to show deficits in social cognition, including challenges in emotion recognition and theory of mind. However, the extent to which ethnoracial diverse individuals are represented in this literature, and the commonly used cognitive measures remain unclear. A better understanding of social cognition in this population is crucial to the development and implementation of effective culturally relevant early interventions. Method/Data Selection: To be included in the review, published studies needed to measure social cognition in CHR-P. Studies were examined in the following databases: Google Scholar, APA PsycINFO, PubMed, Medline, and Web of Science. Characteristics of published studies, including sample size, the reporting of ethnoracial data, and the types of social cognitive measures were included. The PRISMA extension for scoping reviews (PRISMA-ScR) guided the review process. 228 Research articles were initially screened for inclusion. Of the 228 articles 25 were included. Results/Data Synthesis: The results showed the most common measures used included the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (RMET) , the Hinting Task, Penn Emotion Recognition Test (ER-40), the Awareness of Social Inference Test (TASIT), and three studies that reported ethnoracial data as part of their sample characteristics. Conclusions: The study aims to identify gaps in the representation of ethnoracial individuals and the potential sources of measurement bias. This review aims to offer recommendations for more inclusive and methodologically robust research on social cognition in CHR-P individuals.