Ulm University, Ulm, Germany.
Assessment. 2022 Jul;29(5):872-895. doi: 10.1177/1073191121996469. Epub 2021 Mar 1.
The Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (RMET) is the most popular adult measure of individual differences in theory of mind. We present a meta-analytic investigation of the test's psychometric properties ( = 119 effect sizes, 61 studies, = 8,611 persons). Using random effects models, we found the internal consistency of the test was acceptable (α = .73). However, the RMET was more strongly related with emotion perception ( = .33, ρ = .48) relative to alternative theory of mind measures ( = .29, ρ = .39), and weakly to moderately related with vocabulary ( = .25, ρ = .32), cognitive empathy ( = .14, ρ = .20), and affective empathy ( = .13, ρ = .19). Overall, we conclude that the RMET operates rather as emotion perception measure than as theory of mind measure, challenging the interpretation of RMET results.
《视线阅读测验》（Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test，RMET）是目前最流行的成人心理理论个体差异测量工具。我们对该测验的心理测量学属性进行了元分析研究（n = 119，效应量，61 项研究，= 8611 人）。使用随机效应模型，我们发现该测验的内部一致性可接受（α =.73）。然而，与其他心理理论测量工具相比（=.29，ρ =.39），RMET 与情绪知觉的相关性更强（=.33，ρ =.48），与词汇（=.25，ρ =.32）、认知同理心（=.14，ρ =.20）和情感同理心（=.13，ρ =.19）的相关性较弱到中等。总的来说，我们得出结论，RMET 更像是一种情绪知觉测量工具，而不是心理理论测量工具，这对 RMET 结果的解释提出了挑战。
