TY - JOUR
T1 - Factorial validity of the Theory of Mind Inventory-2 in typically developing children
AU - Lee, Shih Chieh
AU - Fu, I. Ning
AU - Liu, Meng Ru
AU - Yu, Tzu Ying
AU - Chen, Kuan Lin
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST 110-2628-B-006-031, MOST 109-2628-B-006-023, and MOST 109-2811-B-006-517).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
PY - 2023/1
Y1 - 2023/1
N2 - The Theory of Mind Inventory-2 (ToMI-2) is a promising measure for assessing theory of mind (ToM) and social-related functions. However, limited evidence on its factorial validity hampers score interpretation. To examine the factorial validity, confirmatory factor analysis for two currently-available structures was performed in 420 typically developing children aged three to seven years. One, the development-based structure, contains three stages of ToM development: the early, basic, and advanced ToM stages. The other, the social-related structure, comprises three social-related ToM functions: emotion recognition, mental state term comprehension, and pragmatics. The results showed that these structures and the unidimensionality of each domain were not supported even after modifications. Thus, further revisions and examinations of the underlying structures of the ToMI-2 are needed.
AB - The Theory of Mind Inventory-2 (ToMI-2) is a promising measure for assessing theory of mind (ToM) and social-related functions. However, limited evidence on its factorial validity hampers score interpretation. To examine the factorial validity, confirmatory factor analysis for two currently-available structures was performed in 420 typically developing children aged three to seven years. One, the development-based structure, contains three stages of ToM development: the early, basic, and advanced ToM stages. The other, the social-related structure, comprises three social-related ToM functions: emotion recognition, mental state term comprehension, and pragmatics. The results showed that these structures and the unidimensionality of each domain were not supported even after modifications. Thus, further revisions and examinations of the underlying structures of the ToMI-2 are needed.
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U2 - 10.1007/s10803-022-05426-0
DO - 10.1007/s10803-022-05426-0
M3 - Article
C2 - 35028808
AN - SCOPUS:85123108422
SN - 0162-3257
VL - 53
SP - 310
EP - 318
JO - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
JF - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
IS - 1
ER -