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The Role Played by Theory of Mind and Empathy in the Feigning of Psychopathology

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The Role Played by Theory of Mind and Empathy in the Feigning of Psychopathology. / Di Girolamo, Marzia; Giromini, Luciano; Bosi, Jessica et al.
In: International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, Vol. 21, No. 4, 31.10.2022, p. 334-347.

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Di Girolamo, M, Giromini, L, Bosi, J, Warmelink, L, La Scala, I, Loiacono, C, Miraglia, F & Zennaro, A 2022, 'The Role Played by Theory of Mind and Empathy in the Feigning of Psychopathology', International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 334-347. https://doi.org/10.1080/14999013.2021.2007432

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Di Girolamo, M., Giromini, L., Bosi, J., Warmelink, L., La Scala, I., Loiacono, C., Miraglia, F., & Zennaro, A. (2022). The Role Played by Theory of Mind and Empathy in the Feigning of Psychopathology. International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, 21(4), 334-347. https://doi.org/10.1080/14999013.2021.2007432

Vancouver

Di Girolamo M, Giromini L, Bosi J, Warmelink L, La Scala I, Loiacono C et al. The Role Played by Theory of Mind and Empathy in the Feigning of Psychopathology. International Journal of Forensic Mental Health. 2022 Oct 31;21(4):334-347. Epub 2021 Dec 26. doi: 10.1080/14999013.2021.2007432

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Di Girolamo, Marzia ; Giromini, Luciano ; Bosi, Jessica et al. / The Role Played by Theory of Mind and Empathy in the Feigning of Psychopathology. In: International Journal of Forensic Mental Health. 2022 ; Vol. 21, No. 4. pp. 334-347.

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abstract = "In this article, we hypothesized that in order to feign mental illness, one would need to have empathy and be able to understand other{\textquoteright}s mental states. To test this hypothesis, we asked 432 healthy volunteers to feign depression, PTSD or schizophrenia while completing a self-report test that measures the severity of the feigned condition{\textquoteright}s symptoms and the Inventory of Problems – 29 (IOP-29). Additionally, all participants were administered a theory of mind (ToM) task and an empathy measure with the request to respond truthfully. Results from a series of linear regression models revealed that higher cognitive empathy is associated with increased symptom endorsement on self-report symptom questionnaires and higher ToM abilities are associated with less credible feigned profiles, especially in the case of feigned depression.",
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