Walker Amy S, Nowicki Stephen, Jones Jeffrey, Heimann Lisa
St. John's University, Department of Psychology, 8000 Utopia Parkway, Queens, NY 11439, USA.
J Genet Psychol. 2011 Jul-Sep;172(3):293-301. doi: 10.1080/00221325.2010.535224.
The purpose of the present study was to see if 7-10-year-old socially anxious children (n = 26) made systematic errors in identifying and sending emotions in facial expressions, paralanguage, and postures as compared with the more random errors of children who were inattentive-hyperactive (n = 21). It was found that socially anxious children made more errors in identifying anger and fear in children's facial expressions and anger in adults' postures and in expressing anger in their own facial expressions than did their inattentive-hyperactive peers. Results suggest that there may be systematic difficulties specifically in visual nonverbal emotion communication that contribute to the personal and social difficulties socially anxious children experience.
本研究的目的是观察7至10岁的社交焦虑儿童（n = 26）在识别和表达面部表情、副语言及姿势中的情绪时是否会出现系统性错误， 并与注意力不集中-多动儿童（n = 21）更随机的错误进行比较。研究发现，与注意力不集中-多动的同龄人相比，社交焦虑儿童在识别儿童面部表情中的愤怒和恐惧、成人姿势中的愤怒以及在自己的面部表情中表达愤怒时出现的错误更多。结果表明，在视觉非言语情绪交流方面可能存在系统性困难，这导致社交焦虑儿童经历个人和社交方面的困难。
