Are “Theory of Mind” Skills in People with Epilepsy Related to How Stigmatised They Feel? An Exploratory Study

Table 2

Association between Theory of Mind test performance and stigma score according to participant’s seizure status.

Theory of Mind test	⁢Seizure-free; ⁢		⁢Ongoing seizures; ⁢
	M (SD)	(95% CI)	M (SD)	(95% CI)
Mind in eyes test (higher = better ToM)	7.02 (1.76)	−0.01 (−0.12, 0.08)	6.89 (1.64)	−0.01 (−0.17, 0.14)
Faux pas test (higher = better ToM)	5.82 (2.04)	−0.01 (−0.16, 0.15)	5.34 (2.25)	−0.03 (−0.14, 0.06)

Notes: CI: confidence interval; : number; : Spearman’s rank-order correlation test; SD: standard deviation; ToM: Theory of Mind.