Romani-Sponchiado Aline, Maia Cíntia Pacheco, Torres Carol Nunes, Tavares Inajá, Arteche Adriane Xavier
Psychology Department, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande Do Sul (PUCRS), Av. Ipiranga 6681, Building 11, 9th Floor, Porto Alegre, RS, 90619-900, Brazil.
Cogn Process. 2022 Aug;23(3):467-477. doi: 10.1007/s10339-022-01086-1. Epub 2022 Apr 1.
Recognizing emotional face expressions in others is a valuable non-verbal communication and particularly relevant throughout childhood given that children's language skills are not yet fully developed, but the first interactions with peers have just started. This study aims to investigate developmental markers of emotional facial expression in children and the effect of age and sex on it. A total of 90 children split into three age groups: 6-7 years old (n = 30); 8-9 years old (n = 30); 10-11 years old (n = 30) took part in the study. Participants were exposed to 38 photos in two exposure times (500 ms and 1000 ms) of children expressing happiness, sadness, anger, disgust, fear and surprise on three intensities, plus images of neutral faces. Happiness was the easiest expression to be recognized, followed by disgust and surprise. As expected, 10-11-year-old group showed the highest accuracy means, whereas 6-7-year-old group had the lowest means of accuracy. Data support the non-existence of female advantage.
识别他人的情感面部表情是一种重要的非语言交流方式，在整个童年时期都尤为重要，因为儿童的语言技能尚未完全发展，但与同伴的首次互动才刚刚开始。本研究旨在调查儿童情感面部表情的发展标志以及年龄和性别对其的影响。共有90名儿童分为三个年龄组：6 - 7岁（n = 30）；8 - 9岁（n = 30）；10 - 11岁（n = 30）参与了这项研究。参与者在两种曝光时间（500毫秒和1000毫秒）下观看了38张照片，照片中的儿童以三种强度表达快乐、悲伤、愤怒、厌恶、恐惧和惊讶，外加中性面孔的图像。快乐是最容易被识别的表情，其次是厌恶和惊讶。正如预期的那样，10 - 11岁组的准确率均值最高，而6 - 7岁组的准确率均值最低。数据支持不存在女性优势这一观点。
