biostudies-literatureUnknownHudson CCNIMH NIH HHSSocial cognition is an important mechanism linking trauma to psychopathology; however, current models fail to explain individual differences in social cognition after trauma exposure. We investigated whether the interpersonal nature of trauma exposure helps to explain variability in social cognitive outcomes. Our sample was derived from the AURORA study, a national initiative involving intensive follow-up of trauma survivors for one year. We analyzed data from 2241 participants (Mage = 35.12, 64% female, 54% Black) who experienced an assault (n = 262) or a motor vehicle collision (n = 1979). Social cognition was assessed with the Multiracial Emotion Identification Task and the Belmont Emotion Sensitivity Test. Overall emotion identification accuracy declined over time among participants whClinical psychological science : a journal of the Association for Psychological Sciencehttps://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12362647biostudies-literatureEmotion identification and emotion sensitivity following interpersonal and non-interpersonal traumatic experiences: Results from the AURORA study.PMC12362647U01 MH110925Sergot PRauch SLJovanovic TMerchant RCHudak LANeylan TCDatner EMO'Neil BJKessler RCMcLean SAStevens JSGermine LTLinnstaedt SDPassell EKoenen KCAn XJoormann JDomeier RMStorrow ABRutter LHaran JPHarte SEPascual JLBeaudoin FLHudson CCHendry PLPunches BEMcKemey RMPearson CPeak DAHouse SLMusey PISeamon MJLewandowski CSheikh SRathlev NKBruce SESanchez LDJones CWfalseEmotion identification and emotion sensitivity following interpersonal and non-interpersonal traumatic experiences: Results from the AURORA study.Social cognition is an important mechanism linking trauma to psychopathology; however, current models fail to explain individual differences in social cognition after trauma exposure. We investigated whether the interpersonal nature of trauma exposure helps to explain variability in social cognitive outcomes. Our sample was derived from the AURORA study, a national initiative involving intensive follow-up of trauma survivors for one year. We analyzed data from 2241 participants (Mage = 35.12, 64% female, 54% Black) who experienced an assault (n = 262) or a motor vehicle collision (n = 1979). Social cognition was assessed with the Multiracial Emotion Identification Task and the Belmont Emotion Sensitivity Test. Overall emotion identification accuracy declined over time among participants wh2025-01-01T00:00:00Z2025 Aug2026-05-07T04:55:15.966Z2026-04-07T22:33:22.645ZS-EPMC123626474084324310.1177/21677026251356428