Exploration of a new tool for assessing emotional inferencing after XXXX .

@entity1 @entity73 @entity131 @entity51
OBJECTIVE: To explore validity of an assessment tool under development-the Emotional Inferencing from Stories Test (EIST). This measure is being designed to assess the ability of @entity1 with @entity131 ( @entity131 ) to make inferences about the emotional state of others solely from contextual cues. METHODS AND PROCEDURES: Study 1: 25 stories were presented to 40 healthy young adults. From this data, two versions of the EIST (EIST-1; EIST-2) were created. Study 2: Each version was administered to a group of @entity1 with moderate-to-severe @entity131 -EIST 1 group: 77 @entity1 ; EIST-2 group: 126 @entity1 . @entity1 also completed a facial affect recognition (DANVA2-AF) test. @entity1 with @entity73 returned 2 weeks later and were re-administered both tests. MAIN OUTCOMES: @entity1 with @entity131 scored significantly lower than the healthy group mean for EIST-1, F(1,114)   =   68.49, p   <   0.001, and EIST-2, F(1,163)   =   177.39, p   <   0.001. EIST scores in the EIST-2 group were significantly lower than the EIST-1 group, t   =   4.47, p   <   0.001. DANVA2-AF scores significantly correlated with EIST scores, EIST-1: r   =   0.50, p   <   0.001; EIST-2: r   =   0.31, p   <   0.001. Test-re-test reliability scores for the EIST were adequate. CONCLUSIONS: Both versions of the EIST were found to be sensitive to @entity51 . After further development, the EIST may provide clinicians valuable information for intervention planning.
