The Four-Item Mentalising Index (FIMI) is a valid, reliable, and practical way to assess mentalising: Reply to Murphy et al. (2022)

Clutterbuck, Rachel A., Livingston, Lucy A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8597-6525 and Shah, Punit 2022. The Four-Item Mentalising Index (FIMI) is a valid, reliable, and practical way to assess mentalising: Reply to Murphy et al. (2022). Psychological Assessment 34 , pp. 405-408. 10.1037/pas0001120

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Murphy et al. (2022) raised concerns regarding the validity of the Four-Item Mentalising Index (FIMI). We wholeheartedly agree with Murphy et al. that there are problems in the social cognition literature hampering research. However, we maintain the FIMI is conceptually grounded in empirical and theoretical research, and that concerns regarding its construct validity are overstated. Drawing on recent research, we also discuss issues concerning the interpretation of discriminant validity analyses and discuss approaches to improve objectivity in future research. Overall, we argue that the FIMI is a conceptually and psychometrically sound measure, which has utility in future social cognition research and clinical practice. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) Psychological Assessment Journal TOC Get Access Related Content It looks like construct validity, but look again: Comment on Clutterbuck et al. (2021) and recommendations for test developers in the broad “empathy” domain. Murphy, Brett A.; Hall, Judith A.; Duong, Fred, 2022 Overlapping and specific neural correlates for empathizing, affective mentalizing, and cognitive mentalizing: A coordinate‐based meta‐analytic study. Arioli, Maria; Cattaneo, Zaira; Ricciardi, Emiliano; Canessa, Nicola, 2021 Development and validation of the Four-Item Mentalising Index. Clutterbuck, Rachel A.; Callan, Mitchell J.; Taylor, Emily C.; Livingston, Lucy A.; Shah, Punit, 2021

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Neuroscience and Mental Health Research Institute (NMHRI)
Publisher:	American Psychological Association
ISSN:	1040-3590
Last Modified:	10 Nov 2022 10:46
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/148075

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