Validation of the Tunisian Test for Facial Emotions Recognition: Study in Children From 7 to 12 Years Old.

ABSTRACT: Background: Facial expressions transmit information about emotional state, facilitating communication and regulation in interpersonal relationships. Their acute recognition is essential in social adaptation and lacks among children suffering from autism spectrum disorders. The aim of our study was to validate the "Recognition of Facial Emotions: Tunisian Test for Children" among Tunisian children in order to assess facial emotion recognition in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study among neurotypical children from the general population. The final version of or test consisted of a static subtest of 114 photographs and a dynamic subtest of 36 videos expressing the six basic emotions (happiness, anger, sadness, disgust, fea

SUBMITTER: Taamallah A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8645551 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature