Aydin O.Balikci K.Tas C.Aydin P.U.Danaci A.E.Brüne M.Lysaker P.H.2024-07-222024-07-22201601651781http://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/15662The deficits in metacognition have been observed in schizophrenia but developmental roots of impaired metacognition are not well understood. Accordingly, this study compared metacognitive abilities of patients with schizophrenia and healthy group and examined the relationship between childhood trauma, attachment style and caregiver attitudes with metacognitive capacity which might contribute to metacognitive deficits in patient group. 35 patients with schizophrenia and 35 healthy people were included in the study. Metacognitive capacity was measured using the Metacognition Assessment Scale Abbreviated (MAS-A). This scale comprises four domains: self-reflectivity, understanding other's mind, decentration and mastery. Group comparisons revealed that schizophrenia patients had greater deficits in metacognitive ability. We found that the report of childhood emotional abuse, a pattern of anxious attachment and over protection by caregivers were uniquely related to metacognitive capacity. © 2016 Elsevier Ireland LtdEnglishAdultChildChild AbuseCognition DisordersComprehensionCross-Cultural ComparisonFemaleHumansMaleMetacognitionMiddle AgedPsychometricsReactive Attachment DisorderReproducibility of ResultsRisk FactorsSchizophreniaSchizophrenic PsychologyStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticSurveys and QuestionnairesTurkeychlorpromazineneuroleptic agentadultArticlechild abuseChildhood Trauma Questionnaireclinical articlecognitive defectcontrolled studycorrelation analysiscriterion variabledecentrationDSM-IV-TRemotional abuseemotional attachmentExperience In Close Relationships RevisedfemalehumanIndiana Psychiatric Illness InterviewmalemasterymetacognitionMetacognition Assessment Scale Abbreviatedmetacognitive deficitmultivariate analysis of covarianceMy Memories of upbringing short versionpriority journalrating scalerisk assessmentschizophreniaself reflectivitysemi structured interviewsocial statustheory of mindunderstanding other mindchildcognitive defectcomparative studycomprehensioncultural factormiddle agedposttraumatic stress disorderpsychologypsychometrypsychosocial disorderquestionnairereproducibilityrisk factorschizophreniastatistics and numerical dataArticle10.1016/j.psychres.2016.08.012