Nader-Grosbois Nathalie, Simon Poline, Jacobs Emilie, Houssa Marine
Psychological Sciences Research Institute, UCLouvain, 1348 Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
Children (Basel). 2024 Jan 9;11(1):79. doi: 10.3390/children11010079.
These studies tested the psychometric properties of the French version of the Theory of Mind (ToM) Task Battery (vf) in typically developing (TD) children and intellectually disabled (ID) children. The Battery was administered to 649 TD children (2 ½ to 12 years old) in Study 1 and 155 ID (4 ½ to 14 ½ years old) in Study 2. Their mothers completed questionnaires: in both studies, the Theory of Mind Inventory (ToMI-1-vf); in Study 1, the Griffith Empathy Measure (GEM-vf) and the Emotion Regulation Checklist (ERC-vf); and in Study 2, the Social Competence and Behavior Evaluation (SCBE-vf). The Battery showed good internal consistency in both groups. Positive links with age and differences between age groups were identified in their performances. Convergent validity was confirmed by positive correlations between TD children's scores in the Battery and in ToMI1-vf, in empathy, in emotion regulation, and by a negative correlation with emotion dysregulation. In ID children, their scores in the Battery were positively linked with those in ToMI-1-vf, in some scales of SCEB-vf, and had a low level of internalizing problems. This Battery presents good psychometric qualities and could be useful for explicit assessment of ToM in TD and ID children in future research and intervention.
这些研究测试了法语版心理理论（ToM）任务组套（vf）在正常发育（TD）儿童和智力残疾（ID）儿童中的心理测量特性。在研究1中，该组套被施用于649名TD儿童（2.5至12岁），在研究2中施用于155名ID儿童（4.5至14.5岁）。他们的母亲完成了问卷调查：在两项研究中，都使用了心理理论量表（ToMI-1-vf）；在研究1中，使用了格里菲斯共情量表（GEM-vf）和情绪调节检查表（ERC-vf）；在研究2中，使用了社会能力与行为评估量表（SCBE-vf）。该组套在两组中均显示出良好的内部一致性。在他们的表现中发现了与年龄的正相关以及年龄组之间的差异。TD儿童在该组套和ToMI1-vf中的得分、在共情、情绪调节方面的正相关，以及与情绪失调的负相关，证实了聚合效度。在ID儿童中，他们在该组套中的得分与ToMI-1-vf中的得分、在SCBE-vf的某些量表中的得分呈正相关，且内化问题水平较低。该组套具有良好的心理测量质量，在未来的研究和干预中可能有助于对TD和ID儿童的心理理论进行明确评估。
