Giordano Keri, Palmieri Carleigh S, LaTourette Richard, Godoy Kristina M, Denicola Gabrielle, Paulino Henessys, Kosecki Oscar
Advanced Studies in Psychology, Kean University, 1000 Morris Avenue, 07083 Union, NJ USA.
Early Child Educ J. 2022 Nov 1:1-9. doi: 10.1007/s10643-022-01400-8.
With the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic, safety regulations, such as face mask wearing, have become ubiquitous. Due to such regulations, many children's interpersonal interactions occurring outside of the home now involve face coverings. The present study examined young children's ability to identify emotions in an adult model wearing a face mask. Children ( = 77) between the ages of 3 and 5 were shown 16 different graphics of a model expressing four common emotions (happy, sad, angry, scared) across four conditions: still unmasked photo, still masked photo, masked video verbally implying the emotion, masked video verbally explicitly stating the emotion. We found that children were better able to identify emotions in an unmasked model and when the masked model explicitly stated or implied the emotion. No difference was found between an unmasked model, an explicitly stated emotion, or a verbally implied emotion. Children who were older, had more exposure to adults wearing masks, and attending group care were better able to identify the emotions. No relationship was found between the type of emotion, or participant's gender or race and the ability to identify the emotions. Implications of these results are discussed.
随着新冠疫情的到来，诸如佩戴口罩等安全规定已变得无处不在。由于这些规定，许多在家庭以外发生的儿童人际互动现在都涉及面部遮盖物。本研究考察了幼儿识别佩戴口罩的成人模型中情绪的能力。研究向77名3至5岁的儿童展示了16张不同的模型图形，这些图形在四种条件下表达四种常见情绪（开心、悲伤、愤怒、害怕）：未戴口罩的静态照片、戴口罩的静态照片、通过言语暗示情绪的戴口罩视频、通过言语明确说出情绪的戴口罩视频。我们发现，儿童在未戴口罩的模型中以及当戴口罩的模型明确说出或暗示情绪时，能更好地识别情绪。未戴口罩的模型、明确说出的情绪或言语暗示的情绪之间未发现差异。年龄较大、更多接触戴口罩成年人以及参加集体照料的儿童能更好地识别情绪。未发现情绪类型、参与者的性别或种族与识别情绪的能力之间存在关联。讨论了这些结果的意义。
