Facial Emotion Recognition in Children with High Functioning Autism and Children with Social Phobia

Autor/inn/en	Wong, Nina; Beidel, Deborah C.; Sarver, Dustin E.; Sims, Valerie
Titel	Facial Emotion Recognition in Children with High Functioning Autism and Children with Social Phobia
Quelle	In: Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 43 (2012) 5, S.775-794 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-398X
DOI	10.1007/s10578-012-0296-z
Schlagwörter	Evidence; Anxiety Disorders; Nonverbal Communication; Autism; Recognition (Psychology); Children; Identification; Emotional Response; Child Development; Human Body; Social Behavior; Social Science Research; Youth; Accuracy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Evidenz; Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Autismus; Recognition; Wiedererkennen; Child; Kind; Kinder; Identifikation; Identifizierung; Emotionales Verhalten; Kindesentwicklung; Menschlicher Körper; Social behaviour; Soziales Verhalten; Social scientific research; Sozialwissenschaftliche Forschung; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Jugendalter
Abstract	Recognizing facial affect is essential for effective social functioning. This study examines emotion recognition abilities in children aged 7-13 years with High Functioning Autism (HFA = 19), Social Phobia (SP = 17), or typical development (TD = 21). Findings indicate that all children identified certain emotions more quickly (e.g., happy [less than] anger, disgust, sad [less than] fear) and more accurately (happy) than other emotions (disgust). No evidence was found for negative interpretation biases in children with HFA or SP (i.e., all groups showed similar ability to discriminate neutral from non-neutral facial expressions). However, distinct between-group differences emerged when considering facial expression intensity. Specifically, children with HFA detected mild affective expressions less accurately than TD peers. Behavioral ratings of social effectiveness or social anxiety were uncorrelated with facial affect recognition abilities across children. Findings have implications for social skills treatment programs targeting youth with skill deficits. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Springer. 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-348-4505; e-mail: service-ny@springer.com; Web site: http://www.springerlink.com
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10