Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test: Relationship with Neurocognition and Facial Emotion Recognition in Non-Clinical Youths

• 발행기관: 대한신경정신의학회
• 저자명: Eunchong Seo Se Jun Koo Ye Jin Kim Jee Eun Min Hye Yoon Park Minji Bang Eun Lee Suk Kyoon An
• 간행물 정보: 『Psychiatry Investigation』제17권 제8호, 835~839쪽, 전체 5쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 정신과학
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• 발행일자: 2020.08.31

영문 초록

Objective The Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (RMET) is a common measure of the Theory of Mind. Previous studies found a correlation between RMET performance and neurocognition, especially reasoning by analogy; however, the nature of this relationship remains unclear. Additionally, neurocognition was shown to play a significant role in facial emotion recognition. This study is planned to examine the nature of relationship between neurocognition and RMET performance, as well as the mediating role of facial emotion recognition. Methods One hundred fifty non-clinical youths performed the RMET. Reasoning by analogy was tested by Raven’s Standard Progressive Matrices (SPM) and facial emotion recognition was assessed by the Korean Facial Expressions of Emotion (KOFEE) test. The percentile bootstrap method was used to calculate the parameters of the mediating effects of facial emotion recognition on the relationship between SPM and RMET scores. Results SPM scores and KOFEE scores were both statistically significant predictors of RMET scores. KOFEE scores were found to partially mediate the impact of SPM scores on RMET scores. Conclusion These findings suggested that facial emotion recognition partially mediated the relationship between reasoning by analogy and social cognition. This study highlights the need for further research for individuals with serious mental illnesses.

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Social cognition Reading the minds in eyes Facial emotion recognition Theory of mind Neurocognition