TY - JOUR
T1 - Association between executing theory of mind in a limited experimental context and executing it in daily contexts in children with autism spectrum disorder
T2 - A cross-sectional study
AU - Lee, Ya Chen
AU - Lin, Chien Ho
AU - Tsai, Ching Hong
AU - Li, Hsing Jung
AU - Lin, Shu Kai
AU - Chen, Kuan Lin
N1 - Funding Information:
We are thankful to the caregivers and children for participating in the study. We are grateful for assistance from the Department of Rehabilitation, Country Hospital, Division of Rehabilitation, Der Shang Clinic, and Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Municipal Kai-Syuan Psychiatric Hospital. This research was supported by Ministry of Science and Technology Grants 103-2410-H-006-060, 104-2410-H-006-065, 104-2811-H-006-009, and 105-2410-H-006-047-MY2 awarded to Kuan-Lin Chen.
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PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Importance: Theory of mind (ToM) can be divided into two constructs: capacity and performance. Although severity of autism traits and verbal comprehension have been identified as being associated with ToM capacity, no study has yet verified their role in predicting the ToM performance of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Objective: To examine the differences and associations between ToM capacity and ToM performance and to verify the role of autism traits and verbal comprehension in predicting ToM performance in children with ASD. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Pediatric rehabilitation hospitals and clinics. Participants: One hundred four children with ASD who met the inclusion criteria. Outcomes and Measures: We examined ToM capacity and ToM performance with the Theory of Mind Task Battery (ToMTB) and the Theory of Mind Inventory-2-Chinese version (ToMI-2-C). Severity of autism traits and verbal comprehension were assessed with the Social Responsiveness Scale, Second Edition (SRS-2), and the Verbal Comprehension Index (VCI) of either the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence-Fourth Edition or the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fourth Edition. We conducted correlation and hierarchical regression analyses. Results: Scores on the ToMI-2-C were significantly correlated with those on the ToMTB, SRS-2, and VCI (rs = .613, -.344, and .566, respectively; p < .01). Conclusions and Relevance: ToM capacity is significantly correlated with ToM performance. Both severity of autism traits and verbal comprehension played an important role in predicting ToM performance of children with ASD after controlling for ToM capacity.
AB - Importance: Theory of mind (ToM) can be divided into two constructs: capacity and performance. Although severity of autism traits and verbal comprehension have been identified as being associated with ToM capacity, no study has yet verified their role in predicting the ToM performance of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Objective: To examine the differences and associations between ToM capacity and ToM performance and to verify the role of autism traits and verbal comprehension in predicting ToM performance in children with ASD. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Pediatric rehabilitation hospitals and clinics. Participants: One hundred four children with ASD who met the inclusion criteria. Outcomes and Measures: We examined ToM capacity and ToM performance with the Theory of Mind Task Battery (ToMTB) and the Theory of Mind Inventory-2-Chinese version (ToMI-2-C). Severity of autism traits and verbal comprehension were assessed with the Social Responsiveness Scale, Second Edition (SRS-2), and the Verbal Comprehension Index (VCI) of either the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence-Fourth Edition or the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fourth Edition. We conducted correlation and hierarchical regression analyses. Results: Scores on the ToMI-2-C were significantly correlated with those on the ToMTB, SRS-2, and VCI (rs = .613, -.344, and .566, respectively; p < .01). Conclusions and Relevance: ToM capacity is significantly correlated with ToM performance. Both severity of autism traits and verbal comprehension played an important role in predicting ToM performance of children with ASD after controlling for ToM capacity.
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U2 - 10.5014/ajot.2019.031773
DO - 10.5014/ajot.2019.031773
M3 - Article
C2 - 31120844
AN - SCOPUS:85066832540
VL - 73
JO - American Journal of Occupational Therapy
JF - American Journal of Occupational Therapy
SN - 0272-9490
IS - 3
M1 - 205150p1
ER -