Aging-Related Changes in Decoding Negative Complex Mental States from Faces.
Background/Study Context: Many studies have found age-related declines in emotion recognition, with older adult (OA) deficits strongest for negative emotions. Some evidence suggests that OA also show worse performance in decoding complex mental states. However, no research has investigated whether t...
| Publicado en: | Experimental Aging Research Vol. 42; no. 5; pp. 471 - 479 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Oct-Dec2016
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=118890459&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 118890459 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 0361073X 1HO jtl: Experimental Aging Research issn: 0361073X maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Oct-Dec2016 vid: 42 iid: 5 pid: 377 pub: Taylor & Francis Ltd place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania artinfo: ui: 118890459 118890459 118890459 10.1080/0361073X.2016.1224667 118890459 ppf: 471 ppct: 8 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Aging-Related Changes in Decoding Negative Complex Mental States from Faces. aug: au: Franklin, Robert G. Zebrowitz, Leslie A. affil: Department of Behavioral Sciences, Anderson University, Anderson, South Carolina, USA sug: subj: Recognition (Psychology) In Old Age Emotions Geriatric Functional Assessment Evaluation Mental Processes In Old Age Aging Human Facial Expression Age Factors Adolescence Young Adult Aged Aged, 80 and Over Reading Multiple Logistic Regression Cognition Psychological Tests Mental Status Adolescent: 13-18 years Aged: 65+ years Aged, 80 & over ab: Background/Study Context: Many studies have found age-related declines in emotion recognition, with older adult (OA) deficits strongest for negative emotions. Some evidence suggests that OA also show worse performance in decoding complex mental states. However, no research has investigated whether those deficits are stronger for negative states. Methods: The authors investigated OA (ages 65–93) and younger adult (YA; ages 18–22) performance on the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (RME), a well-validated measure of the ability to decode complex mental states from faces. Results: The authors replicated findings showing OA deficits in this task. Using a multilevel logistic model, the authors found that the poorer performance of OA was due to worse performance on items for which a negative state was the correct answer. When analyzing each age group separately, OA scored worse on negative than positive items, whereas YA performance did not vary as a function of item valence. These age differences on the RME could not be explained by differences in lower-level visual function. Conclusion: These findings show that previously documented OA deficits in perceiving basic negative emotional expressions are also present in reading complex mental states. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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