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June 17, 2026Neurological SciencesOpen Access

Normative data and clinical usability of the brief examination of social abilities: a novel screening test for social cognition

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MFMaria FrancaUniversity of Milano-BicoccaCGChiara GramegnaRWTH Aachen UniversityDCDesiré CariotiUniversity of Milano-Bicocca

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Implication

Randomized trial evaluates the clinical usability of BE-Social in assessing social cognition across populations, highlighting its effectiveness.

Key Points

  • This study aims to introduce the BE-Social, a screening tool for social cognition, and evaluate its normative data and clinical usability.
  • Administered the BE-Social to 466 healthy adults for normative data and 76 patients for clinical assessment.
  • Assessed psychometric properties including internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and construct validity.
  • Conducted ROC analyses to determine the tool's discriminative accuracy.
  • BE-Social shows satisfactory internal consistency (McDonald's ω = 0.83) and moderate test-retest reliability (ICC = 0.66).
  • Demonstrates good accuracy in distinguishing between socio-cognitively impaired (AUC = 0.82) and non-impaired patients.
  • Scores correlate with emotion recognition and Theory of Mind, independent of executive functions and cognitive abilities.

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Franca et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a323957d50b63ecad204cdehttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-026-09173-3
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