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The aim of the present study was to investigate the prediction of empathy impairment based on childhood trauma, mediated by theory of mind deficits, among female university students. This study is applied in purpose and descriptive-correlational in methodology. The statistical population consisted of all female students at Islamic Azad University, Karaj Branch, in Khordad 1404. The sample size was 210 individuals, determined using Cochran's formula (2023) and selected via convenience sampling.To measure the research variables, the short form of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire by Bernstein et al. (2003), the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test by Baron-Cohen et al. (2001), and the Interpersonal Reactivity Index by Davis (1991, note: corrected from "Batson") were used. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 28 and Amos version 24 software, employing Pearson correlation and path analysis. Results indicated that the research model had good fit (p<0.05). Childhood trauma predicted theory of mind deficits (β=0.484) and empathy impairment (β=0.435). Theory of mind deficits also predicted empathy impairment (β=0.299). Additionally, theory of mind deficits mediated the relationship between childhood trauma and empathy impairment among female students (β=0.145).Thus, it can be concluded that childhood trauma predicted empathy impairment in female students through the mediation of theory of mind deficits.

Keywords: Childhood trauma, theory of mind deficits, empathy impairment, path analysis, female students

     

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