Facial emotion recognition and social-emotional problems in middle childhood: Assessment of directional effects

IF 2.4 2区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL International Journal of Behavioral Development Pub Date : 2024-03-01 DOI:10.1177/01650254241233522

Petra Laamanen, Noona Kiuru, Olli Kiviruusu, Jallu Lindblom

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Research has consistently shown that difficulties in facial emotion recognition (FER) are associated with peer problems and internalizing symptoms during middle childhood. However, no longitudinal research has investigated the direction of effects, that is, how these constructs influence each other across time. In this preregistered three-wave panel study, we tested the directional effects between FER, peer problems, and internalizing symptoms among Finnish school-aged children ( n = 3,607; Mage = 8.20, SDage = 0.86; 51% female). The results of random-intercept cross-lagged panel models showed that a low FER accuracy and high biases toward happiness and sadness correlated with higher levels of peer problems and internalizing symptoms at the between-person level. However, we found no evidence of directional effects at the within-person level. Overall, our findings suggest that these constructs might be associated because of shared underlying causes, rather than mutually influencing one another in middle childhood.

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儿童中期的面部情绪识别和社交情绪问题：定向效应评估

研究一直表明，面部情绪识别（FER）困难与中童年期的同伴问题和内化症状有关。然而，还没有纵向研究调查过影响的方向，即这些建构在不同时期是如何相互影响的。在这项预先登记的三波面板研究中，我们测试了芬兰学龄儿童（n = 3,607; Mage = 8.20, SDage = 0.86; 51%为女性）的FER、同伴问题和内化症状之间的定向效应。随机截距交叉滞后面板模型的结果表明，在人与人之间的水平上，低FER准确度、高快乐和悲伤偏差与较高水平的同伴问题和内化症状相关。然而，我们没有发现在人与人之间存在方向性影响的证据。总之，我们的研究结果表明，这些概念可能是由于共同的潜在原因而相关联的，而不是在童年中期相互影响。

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International Journal of Behavioral Development PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL-

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期刊介绍： The International Journal of Behavioral Development is the official journal of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development, which exists to promote the discovery, dissemination and application of knowledge about developmental processes at all stages of the life span - infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood and old age. The Journal is already the leading international outlet devoted to reporting interdisciplinary research on behavioural development, and has now, in response to the rapidly developing fields of behavioural genetics, neuroscience and developmental psychopathology, expanded its scope to these and other related new domains of scholarship. In this way, it provides a truly world-wide platform for researchers which can facilitate a greater integrated lifespan perspective. In addition to original empirical research, the Journal also publishes theoretical and review papers, methodological papers, and other work of scientific interest that represents a significant advance in the understanding of any aspect of behavioural development. The Journal also publishes papers on behaviour development research within or across particular geographical regions. Papers are therefore considered from a wide range of disciplines, covering all aspects of the lifespan. Articles on topics of eminent current interest, such as research on the later life phases, biological processes in behaviour development, cross-national, and cross-cultural issues, and interdisciplinary research in general, are particularly welcome.