Title :

Confusing my viewpoint with his: Altered self–other distinction performance in antisocial personality disorder

Author(s) :

Bigot, Alix [Auteur]
Institut de recherche en sciences psychologiques [IPSY]
Université Catholique de Louvain = Catholic University of Louvain [UCL]
Tiberi, Luca A. [Auteur]
Université de Mons = University of Mons [UMONS]
Saloppé, Xavier [Auteur]
Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives (SCALab) - UMR 9193
Centre de recherche en Défense Sociale [CRDS]
Nandrino, Jean-Louis [Auteur]
Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives (SCALab) - UMR 9193
Pham, Thierry [Auteur]
Université de Mons = University of Mons [UMONS]
Centre de recherche en Défense Sociale [CRDS]
Bukowski, Henryk [Auteur]
Institut de recherche en sciences psychologiques [IPSY]
Université Catholique de Louvain = Catholic University of Louvain [UCL]

Journal title :

Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment

Publisher :

American Psychological Association (APA)

Publication date :

2025-01-06

ISSN :

1949-2715

English keyword(s) :

self-other disctinction
antisocial personality disorder
perspective-taking
theory of mind
mentalizing

HAL domain(s) :

Sciences cognitives

English abstract : [en]

Deficits of social cognition are regularly but inconsistently reported among individuals with antisocial personality disorder (ASPD). Because of the multifaceted nature of social cognition, deficits might be only observed ...
Show more >Deficits of social cognition are regularly but inconsistently reported among individuals with antisocial personality disorder (ASPD). Because of the multifaceted nature of social cognition, deficits might be only observed when assessing specific facets of social cognition and under sufficiently demanding conditions. This study examined self–other distinction performance, a key facet lying at the core of the attachment-based model of mentalizing (Fonagy & Luyten, 2009). Twenty-one forensic inpatients with ASPD and 19 participants from the community completed a visual perspective-taking paradigm allowing to tease apart self–other priority (i.e., how self-focused one is) from self–other distinction performance (i.e., how much one confuses his with others’ mental states). The ASPD group made significantly more errors at handling conflicting self–other viewpoints when requiring self–other distinction (19%) than the control group (4%), but the ASPD group was not significantly more self-focused. In contrast, the Interpersonal Reactivity Index self-report scale did not differentiate the two groups. However, a novel measure of self–other distinction based on empathic concern (i.e., the tendency to experience feelings of concern and compassion for others) and personal distress subscales (i.e., the tendency to experience personal distress in response to the distress of others) did differentiate the two groups, albeit to a significantly lower extent than the objective measure of self–other distinction. Altogether, these findings indicate the presence of a self–other distinction deficit in ASPD and advocate for psychometric approaches that embrace the multifaceted nature of social cognition and the need for objective measures with sufficient sensitivity.Show less >

Language :

Anglais

Peer reviewed article :

Oui

Audience :

Internationale

Popular science :

Non

Administrative institution(s) :

Université de Lille
CNRS
CHU Lille

Collections :

• Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives (SCALab) - UMR 9193

Research team(s) :

Équipe Dynamique Émotionnelle et Pathologies (DEEP)

Submission date :

2025-01-15T15:56:51Z
2025-01-17T09:48:52Z