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Investigation of the reliability of the “reading the mind in the eyes test” in a turkish population

Gözlerden zihin okuma testi’nin Türkçe güvenirlik çalışması

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The 32-item version of the Turkish RMET can be used to evaluate the social, cognitive and emotional processes in adults

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: The “Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test”(RMET) is one of the most widely used tasks for examining the Theory of Mind.
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Key Findings & Data:Method: The original test is made up of 36 pictures of solely the eye region of different individuals.
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Conclusion & Impact:The 32-item version of the Turkish RMET can be used to evaluate the social, cognitive and emotional processes in adults
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Objective: The “Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test”(RMET) is one of the most widely used tasks for examining the Theory of Mind. In this study, the goal was to determine the reliability of a Turkish version of the RMET and the distribution of the results in a healthy population. Method: The original test is made up of 36 pictures of solely the eye region of different individuals. Subjects are asked to choose the option that best describes the mental state of individual in the picture. After 3 piloting studies each conducted with different sets of 8 people, 2 items (25 and 35) in which most of the subjects consistently replied to foil words, were excluded in final step. 117 healthy volunteers were given the test, and 70 of these individuals were re-tested two weeks later. The Bland and Altman method was used to examine test re-test reliability Results: The mean value of the number of correct responses was 24.46 (SD=3.44) for the test and 24.13 (SD=4.36) for the re-test. No significant difference was shown between test and re-test results (p=0.815). After excluding items 19 and 21 which failed to show reliability, the mean correct response rates were 23.64 (SD=3.38) and 23.40 (SD=4.32), respectively. The educational level significantly affected the correct response rates. Conclusion: The Turkish version of the RMET was found to be reliable in a healthy population. The educational level should be taken into account. The 32-item version of the Turkish RMET can be used to evaluate the social, cognitive and emotional processes in adults

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Amaç: Gözlerden Zihin Okuma Testi zihin kuramı ve emosyon tanıma yetilerini değerlendirmede en sık kullanılan testlerden biridir. Bu çalışmada “Gözlerden Zihin Okuma Testi”nin Türkçe güvenirliğini ve sağlıklı gönüllülerde yanıt dağılımını incelemeyi amaçladık. Yöntem: Özgün test, kişilerin sadece göz çevresini gösteren 36 ayrı resimden oluşur. Denekten gördüğü resimdeki kişinin zihinsel durumunu en iyi tanımlayan seçeneği işaretlemesi istenir. Çalışmamızda, çeviri sonrası 8’er kişilik 3 ayrı grupta pilot çalışma yapıldı ve her aşamasında çeviri değerlendirildi; pilot çalışma sonunda tutarlı biçimde yanlış yanıt verilen 2 madde (25 ve 35) dışarıda bırakıldı. 34 soruluk Türkçe uyarlaması 117 sağlıklı gönüllüye uygulandı, iki hafta sonra gönüllülerin 70’ine tekrar test uygulandı. Test test tekrarı güvenirliği Bland ve Altman yöntemi ile incelendi Bulgular: Doğru yanıt ortalama değerleri ilk uygulama için 24,46 (SS=3,44), ikinci uygulama için 24,13 (SS=4,36) olarak saptandı. İlk ve ikinci uygulamanın ortalama değerleri arasında anlamlı fark saptanmadı. Eğitim düzeyi arttıkça doğru yanıt sayısı artmaktaydı. Güvenirlik katsayısı düşük bulunan 19. ve 21. maddeler dışarıda bırakıldığında doğru yanıt ortalamaları sırayla 23,64 (SS=3,38) ve 23,40 (SS=4,32) bulundu. Sonuç: Gözlerden Zihin Okuma Testi’nin Türkçe uyarlaması güvenilir bulunmuştur. Eğitim yanıt dağılımında önemli değişkendir. Test 32 soruluk hali ile erişkinlerde zihin kuramı ve emosyon tanıma yetilerini değerlendirmede kullanılabilir.

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YILDIRIM, E. A., KAŞAR, M., GÜDÜK, M., ATEŞ, E., KÜÇÜKPARLAK, İ., ÖZALMETE, E. O. (2011). Investigation of the reliability of the “reading the mind in the eyes test” in a turkish population. Türk Psikiyatri Dergisi, Cilt: 22 - Sayı: 3, 177–186. https://ajindex.com/articles/89161

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