The present pilot study tested and reports the Italian adaptation of the Reading the Mind in Film test (RMF), an ecological test for assessing, in Italian adults with and without Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC), complex emotion and mental state recognition in natural settings and everyday situations. : A sample of young adults with Autism Spectrum Condition (with ASC; = 22), attending a filmmaking course at a post-diploma school () took part in the study and was compared with a control group of neurotypical university students (without ASC; = 22). All participants underwent individual testing and completed the Italian version of the Autism Questionnaire before performing the Italian version of both the RMF task and the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (RMET).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe early identification of anorexia (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN) in the general population represents a crucial strategy to avoid their chronicization and clinical worsening. This pilot-study aims to test the validity of a new screening tool (DiCA33) dedicated AN/BN risk in online settings, based on the Italian version of EAT-26, a self-report questionnaire for measuring AN/BN symptoms. First analyses excluded the effect of demographic factors on results and suggested a limited explanation power of the mere total scores of DiCA33 for risk detection.
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