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Sex differences were analyzed using<jats:italic>t<\/jats:italic>-tests. The associations of neurocognitive subdomains with ToM and hostility bias according to sex were analyzed using multiple regression analysis. Results were adjusted by age, estimated premorbid intelligence quotient, and symptomatology.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>No sex differences were found in ToM (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>= 0.071) or hostility bias (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>= 0.057). Higher verbal fluency was significantly associated with higher ToM in females (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>&amp;lt; 0.01), whereas higher executive function was significantly associated with higher ToM in males (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>&amp;lt; 0.05). Higher verbal fluency was significantly associated with lower hostility bias in females (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>&amp;lt; 0.05), whereas neurocognition and hostility bias were not significantly associated in males.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The results suggest that neurocognition associated with social cognition differ according to sex. 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