The influence of childhood emotional neglect on emotional face processing in young adults
Childhood emotional neglect (CEN) refers to a failure to meet the basic emotional needs of a child, which can seriously impact interpersonal communication and psychological health in young adults. Emotional face processing is critical in interpersonal communication; however, whether CEN affects this...
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| author | Xiaokang Jin Bin Xu Huiyan Lin Juntao Chen Ruitong Xu Hua Jin |
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| description | Childhood emotional neglect (CEN) refers to a failure to meet the basic emotional needs of a child, which can seriously impact interpersonal communication and psychological health in young adults. Emotional face processing is critical in interpersonal communication; however, whether CEN affects this processing in young adults has not been investigated. Therefore, the current study aimed to explore the effects of CEN on emotional face processing in young adults. Using the Child Trauma Questionnaire, an online survey was conducted with 5010 students from four universities in Tianjin, China. After online interviews and diagnosis by professional doctors, we obtained 20 participants with CEN (CEN group) and 20 without CEN (control group). None of the participants had any mental diseases. A 2 × 4 mixed design was used to investigate the differences in accuracy and response time when identifying the valence of the emotional faces. Compared to the control group, the CEN group identified the valence of all emotional faces more slowly, but there was no significant difference between the two groups in terms of accuracy. CEN caused delayed emotional face processing in young adults, which may be related to unresponsive, unavailable, and limited emotional interaction patterns between parents and their children. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-866f3d702f4344ee9c84c293f83887812023-01-12T04:18:12ZengElsevierActa Psychologica0001-69182023-02-01232103814The influence of childhood emotional neglect on emotional face processing in young adultsXiaokang Jin0Bin Xu1Huiyan Lin2Juntao Chen3Ruitong Xu4Hua Jin5Faculty of Psychology, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, ChinaFaculty of Psychology, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, ChinaInstitute of Applied Psychology, School of Public Administration, Guangdong University of Finance, Guangzhou 510521, ChinaFaculty of Psychology, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, ChinaFaculty of Psychology, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, ChinaFaculty of Psychology, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China; Academy of Psychology and Behavior, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China; Corresponding author at: Faculty of Psychology, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China.Childhood emotional neglect (CEN) refers to a failure to meet the basic emotional needs of a child, which can seriously impact interpersonal communication and psychological health in young adults. Emotional face processing is critical in interpersonal communication; however, whether CEN affects this processing in young adults has not been investigated. Therefore, the current study aimed to explore the effects of CEN on emotional face processing in young adults. Using the Child Trauma Questionnaire, an online survey was conducted with 5010 students from four universities in Tianjin, China. After online interviews and diagnosis by professional doctors, we obtained 20 participants with CEN (CEN group) and 20 without CEN (control group). None of the participants had any mental diseases. A 2 × 4 mixed design was used to investigate the differences in accuracy and response time when identifying the valence of the emotional faces. Compared to the control group, the CEN group identified the valence of all emotional faces more slowly, but there was no significant difference between the two groups in terms of accuracy. CEN caused delayed emotional face processing in young adults, which may be related to unresponsive, unavailable, and limited emotional interaction patterns between parents and their children.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691822003298Childhood emotional neglectChildhood maltreatmentEmotional face processingYoung adults |
| spellingShingle | Xiaokang Jin Bin Xu Huiyan Lin Juntao Chen Ruitong Xu Hua Jin The influence of childhood emotional neglect on emotional face processing in young adults Acta Psychologica Childhood emotional neglect Childhood maltreatment Emotional face processing Young adults |
| title | The influence of childhood emotional neglect on emotional face processing in young adults |
| title_full | The influence of childhood emotional neglect on emotional face processing in young adults |
| title_fullStr | The influence of childhood emotional neglect on emotional face processing in young adults |
| title_full_unstemmed | The influence of childhood emotional neglect on emotional face processing in young adults |
| title_short | The influence of childhood emotional neglect on emotional face processing in young adults |
| title_sort | influence of childhood emotional neglect on emotional face processing in young adults |
| topic | Childhood emotional neglect Childhood maltreatment Emotional face processing Young adults |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691822003298 |
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