Interpersonal responses to facial expressions of disgust, anger, and happiness in individuals with varying levels of social anxiety.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Facial expression recognition has been studied extensively, including in relation to social anxiety. Nonetheless, a limited number of studies examined recognition of disgust expressions. Results suggest that disgust is perceived as more threatening than anger, and thus may invite more extreme responses. However, few studies have examined responses to facial expressions. These studies have focused on approach-avoidance responses. Our primary aim was to examine to what extent anger and disgust expressions might invite interpersonal responses in terms of quarrelsomeness-agreeableness and dominance-submissiveness. As social anxiety has been previously associated with a heightened sensitivity to anger and disgust expressions, as well as with alterations in quar

SUBMITTER: Aan Het Rot M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8989355 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature