Table 5.

Bivariate correlations among social cognitive ability factor (sca), symptoms, and social functioning in schizophrenia sample at Time 1 and Time 2.

	SCA Factor Time 1	SCA Factor Time 2
Time 1 Symptom variables
PANSS Positive symptoms	−0.047	0.052
PANSS negative symptoms	−0.398***	−0.347***
PANSS General symptoms	−0.152	−0.057
Time 2 Symptom variables
PANSS Positive symptoms	−0.088	−0.076
PANSS Negative symptoms	−0.344***	−0.353***
PANSS General symptoms	−0.100	−0.127
Social functioning variables
UPSA-B	0.554***	0.556***
SSPA	0.425***	0.397***
SLOF	0.275***	0.334***

Note. PANSS=Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale; UPSA-B=UCSD Performance-Based Skills Assessment, Brief; SSPA=Social Skills Performance Assessment; SLOF=Specific Levels of Functioning Scale. (Partial) measurement invariance holds over time (see main text).

^*p<0.05,

^**p<0.01,

^***p<0.001.