Orgeta Vasiliki
a Mental Health Sciences Unit , University College London , London , UK.
Exp Aging Res. 2014;40(1):1-12. doi: 10.1080/0361073X.2014.857535.
BACKGROUND/STUDY CONTEXT: Current evidence suggests that dysphoric mood affects the ability to recognize facial emotion.
In the present study, older adults with and without mild depressive symptoms were asked to complete a task measuring their ability to identify facial affect representative of six different emotions (happiness, surprise, disgust, fear, anger, and sadness).
Consistent with previous findings, results showed that older adults experiencing mild depressive symptoms were less accurate in their ability to recognize facial expressions of fear and anger. No group differences were observed in the recognition of happiness, surprise, disgust, and sadness.
The present study has contributed to previous research by demonstrating that mild depressive symptoms affect the ability to recognize facial emotion in a sample of older adults.
背景/研究背景：当前证据表明，烦躁情绪会影响识别面部表情的能力。
在本研究中，有和没有轻度抑郁症状的老年人被要求完成一项任务，以测量他们识别代表六种不同情绪（快乐、惊讶、厌恶、恐惧、愤怒和悲伤）的面部表情的能力。
与之前的研究结果一致，结果显示，有轻度抑郁症状的老年人识别恐惧和愤怒面部表情的能力较差。在识别快乐、惊讶、厌恶和悲伤方面未观察到组间差异。
本研究通过证明轻度抑郁症状会影响老年样本中识别面部表情的能力，为之前的研究做出了贡献。
