biostudies-literatureUnknown13Xu YM<h4>Background</h4>Facial emotion identification (FEI) deficits are associated with impaired social functioning in persons living with schizophrenia (PLwS), but the research on emotion-specific FEI deficits remains inconclusive. Furthermore, existing studies on FEI deficits are limited by their small sample sizes. We performed a meta-analysis of studies comparing the FEI abilities between Chinese PLwS and healthy controls in terms of the six basic facial emotions (happiness, sadness, fear, disgust, anger, and surprise), as well as contempt, calmness, and neutral facial expressions.<h4>Methods</h4>Major Chinese- and English-language databases were searched to retrieve case-control studies that compared the FEI task performance between Chinese PLwS and healthy controls (HCs) and reported theFrontiers in psychiatry1097350https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9807786biostudies-literatureFacial emotion identification impairments in Chinese persons living with schizophrenia: A meta-analysis.PMC9807786Zhong BLXu YMDeng FfalseFacial emotion identification impairments in Chinese persons living with schizophrenia: A meta-analysis.<h4>Background</h4>Facial emotion identification (FEI) deficits are associated with impaired social functioning in persons living with schizophrenia (PLwS), but the research on emotion-specific FEI deficits remains inconclusive. Furthermore, existing studies on FEI deficits are limited by their small sample sizes. We performed a meta-analysis of studies comparing the FEI abilities between Chinese PLwS and healthy controls in terms of the six basic facial emotions (happiness, sadness, fear, disgust, anger, and surprise), as well as contempt, calmness, and neutral facial expressions.<h4>Methods</h4>Major Chinese- and English-language databases were searched to retrieve case-control studies that compared the FEI task performance between Chinese PLwS and healthy controls (HCs) and reported the2022-01-01T00:00:00Z20222025-04-04T13:52:47.827Z2025-04-04T13:52:47.827ZS-EPMC98077863660613310.3389/fpsyt.2022.1097350