RT Journal Article
T1 The “Reading the Mind in the Eyes” test in autism-spectrum disorders comparison with healthy controls: a systematic review and meta-analysis
A1 Peñuelas Calvo, Maria Inmaculada
A1 Sareen, Aditya
A1 Sevilla-Llewellyn-Jones, Julia
A1 Fernández-Berrocal, Pablo
K1 Autismo
AB We conducted a meta-analysis of 18 studies to establish whether a relation exists between Reading the Mind in the Eye Test (RMET) performance and intelligence quotient (IQ) in individuals diagnosed with autism-spectrum disorders (ASD) and controls, taking into account relevant characteristics such as age, gender, and autism quotient. Our findings indicate that RMET performance was better in controls compared with those diagnosed with ASD. We found that RMET performance is dependent on full and verbal IQ and age in controls. However, RMET performance is negatively correlated with performance IQ in individuals diagnosed with ASD. These results suggest that the methodology applied by ASD when taking the RMET is different from control individuals and might depend less on verbal abilities.
PB Springer Nature
YR 2019
FD 2019
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/37192
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/37192
LA eng
NO Peñuelas-Calvo, I., Sareen, A., Sevilla-Llewellyn-Jones, J., & Fernández-Berrocal, P. (2019). The “Reading the Mind in the Eyes” test in autism-spectrum disorders comparison with healthy controls: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 49, 1048-1061.
NO This research was partially financed by the Spanish Ministry of Economy (PSI2012-37490) and the Innovation and Development Agency of Andalusia, Spain (SEJ-07325).
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 4 mar 2026