Impact of Childhood Maltreatment on the Recognition of Facial Expressions of Emotions.

ABSTRACT: The development of the explicit recognition of facial expressions of emotions can be affected by childhood maltreatment experiences. A previous study demonstrated the existence of an explicit recognition bias for angry facial expressions among a population of adolescent Sierra Leonean street-boys exposed to high levels of maltreatment. In the present study, the recognition bias for angry facial expressions was investigated in a younger population of street-children and age-matched controls. Participants performed a forced-choice facial expressions recognition task. Recognition bias was measured as participants' tendency to over-attribute anger label to other negative facial expressions. Participants' heart rate was assessed and related to their behavioral performance, as index of their str

SUBMITTER: Ardizzi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4624998 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature