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نجاتي و. Farsi Version of Reading Mind from Voice (FVRMFV): Designing and evaluation of psychometric properties. RBS 2014; 12 (1) :34-43
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Abstract Aim and Background: Mind reading as an ability of interfering mental state of others has an essential role in social interactions. The purpose of the present study is designing farsi version of reading the mind from the voice and evaluation of psychometric properties of it. Methods and Materials: In the present correlation study, twenty hundred sixteen students of Shahid Beheshti and Tehran universities performed farsi version of reading mind from voice (FVRMFV) and reading mind from eyes (RMFE) tests. Two different versions and one short version of the tests were prepared based on items difficulty. Exploratory factor analysis, Pearson correlation and independent T- test were used for evaluation of validity and Chronbach test was used for evaluation of reliability. Linear regression was used for evaluation of predictive validity of the tests. Findings: One main factor revealed from exploratory factor analysis. Correlation between all version of FVRMFV and RMFE was significant (P<0.001) Females performed FVRMFV better than males (P< 0.001) and FVRMFV is better predictor of sexuality than RMFE (P< 0.001). Cronbach's alpha for main, A, B and Short version relatively found 0.816, 0.571, 0.764 and 0.885 Conclusions: FVRMFV is a reliable and valid test for evaluation of mind reading. FVRMFV is a better predictor of sexuality than RMFE.
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