Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Vermont, 407 Pomeroy Hall, 489 Main Street, Burlington, VT, 05405, USA.
Department of Nursing, University of Vermont, Burlington, USA.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2021 Jun;51(6):1839-1851. doi: 10.1007/s10803-020-04654-6.
This study describes the development and psychometric evaluation of a new self-report measure of social cognition: the Theory of Mind Inventory:Self-report-Adult (ToMI:SR-Adult). Adults with autism (or a suspicion of autism; n = 111) and typically developing adults (n = 109) completed a demographic questionnaire and the ToMI:SR-Adult online. Both quantitative and qualitative self-reports of one's own theory of mind functioning were collected. The ToMI:SR-Adult performed well under all examinations of reliability and validity (internal consistency, accuracy of classification, contrasting-groups). The qualitative data confirmed impressions of validity and revealed that the adults in our sample had high levels of self-insight regarding their own theory of mind. The ToMI:SR-Adult is offered as a promising research and clinical tool for the assessment of social cognition in adults.
本研究描述了一种新的社会认知自评量表——心理理论量表:自我报告成人版(ToMI:SR-Adult)的编制和心理测量学评估。自闭症患者(或疑似自闭症患者;n=111)和典型发展成人(n=109)在线完成了人口统计学问卷和 ToMI:SR-Adult 测试。同时收集了关于个体心理理论功能的定量和定性的自我报告。ToMI:SR-Adult 在所有可靠性和有效性的检验中表现良好(内部一致性、分类准确性、对比组)。定性数据证实了有效性的印象,并揭示了我们样本中的成年人对自己的心理理论有很高的自我洞察力。ToMI:SR-Adult 是一种有前途的研究和临床工具,可用于评估成人的社会认知。