@ARTICLE{Shahrivar, author = {Tehrani Doost, Mehdi and Shahrivar, Zahra and Khorrami Banaraki, Anahita and Mohammad Zadeh, Azar and }, title = { Validity of the “Moving Shapes” Paradigm: A Test to Evaluate the Ability to Understand Others’ Intentionality}, volume = {23}, number = {3}, abstract ={Objectives Attributing the intention to others’ behavior is one important factor in the theory of mind development. This study aimed to assess validity of the “Moving shapes” paradigm in a group of Iranian school-aged children to evaluate their understanding the intention of others’ behavior. Methods Through randomized cluster sampling, students at grades 3 to 5 were recruited among the mainstream schools in Tehran. Parents completed the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL). After using the Ishihara test to rule out color-blindness, the “Moving shapes” paradigm was performed for all participants. Data were analyzed using descriptive methods, T test, linear regression, and Pearson’s correlation analysis. Results The mean age of the participants was 9.96(SD=0.916) years, and 49.2% of them were male. There was no association between age and gender with intentionality score. All variables of the paradigm were significantly correlated with each other (P<0.05). The correlation coefficient for intentionality score and number of metallizing terms was 0.612 (P=0.01). There was no significant association between the CBCL subscale scores and animated variables. Conclusion The “Moving shapes paradigm” can be used as a valid test for evaluation of the intentionality in Iranian school-aged children. }, URL = {http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-2447-en.html}, eprint = {http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-2447-en.pdf}, journal = {Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology}, doi = {10.29252/nirp.ijpcp.23.3.294}, year = {2017} }