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Theory of mind in spina bifida: Relationship with intellectual and executive functioning
Author(s) -
Stubberud Jan
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.743
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1467-9450
pISSN - 0036-5564
DOI - 10.1111/sjop.12390
Subject(s) - psychology , executive functions , executive dysfunction , theory of mind , spina bifida , neuropsychology , cognition , normative , borderline intellectual functioning , developmental psychology , intervention (counseling) , cognitive psychology , psychiatry , medicine , philosophy , surgery , epistemology
This article investigates emotion recognition ability, a central aspect of Theory of Mind (ToM), in a group of individuals with spina bifida myelomeningocele ( SBM ) experiencing executive function deficits, and examine associations between emotion recognition, and intellectual and executive functioning. A total of 38 adult subjects with SBM were included in this study, participating in a randomized controlled trial evaluating the effects of a cognitive rehabilitation intervention for executive dysfunction. Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test ( RMET ) was used as a measure of emotion recognition, and neuropsychological tests and questionnaires were utilized as executive function measures. One third of the participants performed poorer on the emotion recognition task compared to normative data. Emotion recognition may represent an area being affected in adults with SBM , and it is related to verbal IQ . Findings also suggest that executive functions and emotion recognition ability in adults with SBM are independent.