Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
http://doi.org/10.25358/openscience-8222
Authors: | Faustmann, Larissa L. Eckhardt, Lara Hamann, Pauline S. Altgassen, Mareike |
Title: | The effects of separate facial areas on emotion recognition in different adult age groups : a laboratory and a naturalistic study |
Online publication date: | 7-Nov-2022 |
Year of first publication: | 2022 |
Language: | english |
Abstract: | The identification of facial expressions is critical for social interaction. The ability to recognize facial emotional expressions declines with age. These age effects have been associated with differential age-related looking patterns. The present research project set out to systematically test the role of specific facial areas for emotion recognition across the adult lifespan. Study 1 investigated the impact of displaying only separate facial areas versus the full face on emotion recognition in 62 younger (20–24 years) and 65 middle-aged adults (40–65 years). Study 2 examined if wearing face masks differentially compromises younger (18–33 years, N = 71) versus middle-aged to older adults’ (51–83 years, N = 73) ability to identify different emotional expressions. Results of Study 1 suggested no general decrease in emotion recognition across the lifespan; instead, age-related performance seems to depend on the specific emotion and presented face area. Similarly, Study 2 observed only deficits in the identification of angry, fearful, and neutral expressions in older adults, but no age-related differences with regards to happy, sad, and disgusted expressions. Overall, face masks reduced participants’ emotion recognition; however, there were no differential age effects. Results are discussed in light of current models of age-related changes in emotion recognition. |
DDC: | 150 Psychologie 150 Psychology |
Institution: | Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz |
Department: | FB 02 Sozialwiss., Medien u. Sport |
Place: | Mainz |
ROR: | https://ror.org/023b0x485 |
DOI: | http://doi.org/10.25358/openscience-8222 |
Version: | Published version |
Publication type: | Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
Document type specification: | Scientific article |
License: | CC BY |
Information on rights of use: | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
Journal: | Frontiers in psychology 13 |
Pages or article number: | 859464 |
Publisher: | Frontiers |
Publisher place: | Lausanne |
Issue date: | 2022 |
ISSN: | 1664-1078 |
Publisher DOI: | 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.859464 |
Appears in collections: | DFG-491381577-G |
Files in This Item:
File | Description | Size | Format | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
the_effects_of_separate_facia-20221103085527915.pdf | 1.6 MB | Adobe PDF | View/Open | ||
the_effects_of_separate_facia-20221103085538824.docx | 86.64 kB | Microsoft Word XML | View/Open |