@article { author = {Davudazde, Atefe and Shaibanizadeh, Abdolreza and Jafari, Zahra and Fahimnia, Frazin and Haghani, Masoud}, title = {Development and Validation of a Persian Version of Dichotic Emotional Word Test}, journal = {Iranian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology}, volume = {28}, number = {2}, pages = {113-119}, year = {2016}, publisher = {Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (MUMS)}, issn = {2251-7251}, eissn = {2251-726X}, doi = {10.22038/ijorl.2016.6537}, abstract = {Introduction: Emotional words in comparison with neutral words have different hemispheric specialization. It is assumed that the right hemisphere has a role in processing every kind of emotional word. The objective of the present study was the development of a Persian version of the dichotic emotional word test and evaluate its validation among adult Persian speakers.   Materials and Methods: The present study was done on 60 adults, with the age ranging from 18-30 years for both genders, who had no history of neurological disorders with normal hearing. The developed test included eight main lists; each had several dichotic emotional/ neutral pairs of words. Participants were asked to recall as many words in each list as they could after they listened to them. A content validity index was used to analyze the validity of the test.   Results: The mean content validity index score was 0.94. The findings showed that in the left ear, emotional words were remembered more than neutral ones (P=0.007). While in the right ear, neutral words were remembered more (P=0.009). There were no significant differences in male and female scores.   Conclusion:  Dichotic emotional word test has a high content validity. The ability to remember emotional words better in the left ear supports the dominant role of the right hemisphere in emotional word perception.}, keywords = {Dichotic Listening Test,Emotional Aspects,Right Hemisphere,Cerebral Dominance}, url = {https://ijorl.mums.ac.ir/article_6537.html}, eprint = {https://ijorl.mums.ac.ir/article_6537_3161ef5d799f9bc9762d9c9cd8ce3de0.pdf} }