Citation

Asai T, Tanno Y. Psychiatry Clin. Neurosci. 2008; 62(1): 115-119.

Affiliation

Department of Cognitive and Behavioral Science, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. as@beck.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1440-1819.2007.01768.x

PMID

18289150

Abstract

Schizotypy can be seen as an indicator of a predisposition to schizophrenia. It is possible that schizotypal people have an abnormal self-consciousness, especially with regard to the sense of self-agency. Students were rated using the Schizotypy Traits Questionnaire (STA). They were asked to press a button, which generated a tone after some delay. They were then required to judge whether they felt they or someone else had generated the tone. The results showed that the high schizotypy group had a weaker sense of self-agency than the low schizotypy group. The present study used an experimental method to show that schizotypal traits are correlated with an abnormal sense of self-agency.

Language: en