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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Abdallah, Salayna
• Seeling, Ashley
• Poreh, Amir

Titel

B - 14 Facial Affect Recognition among Individuals with Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC) Compared to Individuals without ASC

Ist Teil von

• Archives of clinical neuropsychology, 2023-10, Vol.38 (7), p.1379-1379

Erscheinungsjahr

2023

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Quelle

Oxford Journals 2020 Medicine

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Abstract Objective This study aims to assess whether individuals with autism spectrum conditions (ASC) are less effective in recognizing facial affect (emotions) when compared to other individuals. Methods 1675 adult volunteers (ages 18+) were recruited via Research Match. All participants were asked to indicate their mental health history and were placed into one of two groups: (1) individuals with ASC (n = 586) and (2) individuals without ASC (n = 1089). Both groups took the Ekman Friesen Picture of Facial Affect scale (POFA). The POFA scale consists of 110 grayscale photos who posed with seven facial expressions: happy, sad, angry, fearful, surprise, disgust, and neutral. Participants were instructed to choose which emotion the photos best represented. Using the scoring manual, we recoded the participant’s responses to represent whether they accurately determined the emotion presented in each photo. Next, we computed a total score for each emotion. Finally, we conducted an Independent Samples T-test for each of the emotions to compare the mean of each group’s accuracy in determining the correct emotions. Results For all emotions, the ASD group was significantly less accurate in determining facial affect compared to the control group. Happy: t(1673) = 3.50, p = <0.001. Sad: t(1673) = 3.10, p = 0.002. Angry: t(1673) = 3.57, p = <0.001. Fearful: t(1673) = 3.55, p = <0.001. Surprised: t(1673) = 3.48, p = <0.001. Neutral: t(1673) = 5.60, p = <0.001. Conclusion These findings indicate that individuals with ASC may be less accurate in determining facial affect when compared to individuals without ASC.