Psychometric data on the Eyes Test, the Faux Pas Test, and the Dewey Social Stories Test in a population-based Swedish adult sample
Abstract
Neuropsychological testing of theory of mind, i.e. the capacity to imagine the mental content of others, is a valuable aid in clinical diagnosis of Asperger syndrome and high-functioning autism. The revised Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (ET), the Faux Pas Test (FP), and the Dewey Social Stories Test (DSST) were translated into Swedish and administered to a population-based sample, 68 adults in all. Where comparable, results were similar for the Swedish versions and the original versions. Reliability was excellent for FP but insufficient for ET and DSST. Test score distributions failed strict normality tests. ET intercorrelated with FP and FP with DSST, but there was no correlation between ET and DSST. There were only a few significant correlations with background variables. Scaled-score conversion tables are appended. FP shows promise as a psychometrically sound test. Further research on these tests involving clinical groups is needed, as well as further development of clinical tests of theory of mind for adults.
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The Eyes Test does not meet assumptions of normality.
“The Eyes Test also does not meet assumptions of normality (Söderstrand and Almkvist, 2012; Vellante et al., 2012).”
From A psychometric analysis of the reading the mind in the eyes test: toward a brief form for research and applied settings (2015) · cites this paper as Söderstrand and Almkvist, 2012
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Olderbak, S., Wilhelm, O., Olaru, G., Geiger, M., Brenneman, M. W., & Roberts, R. D. (2015) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01503 · Cited by 228 · see citing works
- Authors
- Söderstrand, P., & Almkvist, O.
- Affiliations
- Södra Älvsborg Hospital (SE)
- Stockholm University (SE)
- Corresponding author
- Söderstrand, Peter
- ORCID
- Almkvist, Ove
- Venue
- Nordic Psychology
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2012-03
- Volume
- 64
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 30-43
- ISSN
- 1901-2276 (ISSN-L)
- 1904-0016
- OpenAlex
- W2114200962
- Cited by
- 45
- References
- 6
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 0.82
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Nordic Psychology (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Child and Animal Learning Development
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Psychological Testing and Assessment
- Keywords
- theory of mind, Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test, Faux Pas Test, Swedish translation, test reliability, test validity, Asperger syndrome, high-functioning autism, adults, social cognition
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