Validation of the Spanish version of the multifaceted empathy test: comparison between cannabis use effects and controls in social cognition
International Clinical Psychopharmacology June 27, 2024 Alberto Sainz-Cort, Marta Martín-Islas, Daniel Jiménez‐garrido et al. 1 citation
Cannabis users show deficient emotional recognition and a dampened reaction to negative stimuli, according to a study validating the Spanish version of the Multifaceted Empathy Test (MET). A group of 116 participants from a Cannabis Social Club completed the MET and the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (RMET) while under the effects of cannabis and were compared to 86 university students as a control group. The MET cognitive empathy scale showed low internal consistency, while the emotional empathy scale showed high internal consistency. Overall emotional empathy scores were similar between groups, but the cannabis group scored lower with negative stimuli. These results confirm deficient emotional recognition in cannabis users and a dampened reaction to negative stimuli for the first time.