Zahra Soltaninejad - Shahid Beheshti University
Reza Khosrowabadi - Shahid Beheshti University
Vahid Nejati - Shahid Beheshti University

Background and Aim : Facial expression is one of the most important social indicators that allows people to know our emotions. Emotion recognition is mostly defining as an ability to understand facial expressions. The study is aimed at designing a test to measure emotion recognition in children and determining its psychometric propertiesMethods : A test consists of 44 (male/female and mild/intense) facial expressions were designed to measure 6 basic emotions. 242 students were selected using cluster sampling methodResults : Split-halves and Kuder-Richardson coefficients were used to assess reliability of the test. In order to assess internal consistency Pearson coefficients were calculated between total score and 6 scales. Relationships between total score of Emotion Recognition, Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) and Theory Of Mind test (TOM) were calculated to show validityConclusion : The results showed that the test is reliable and valid. Therefore, it can be used in developmental studies and those research with the purpose of investigating emotion recognition especially in children.

Recognition,Emotion, Child, Psychometric properties