Recognition of facial emotional expressions and its correlation with cognitive abilities in children with Down syndrome

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Autor(a) principal: Santana,Carla C. V. P. de
Data de Publicação: 2014
Outros Autores: Souza,Wânia C. de, Feitosa,M. Angela G.
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Psychology & Neuroscience (Online)
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Resumo: Down syndrome (DS) is one of the most common chromosomal abnormalities. Delays in cognitive development are found in the first years of life. As years pass, it may turn into intellectual deficiencies that unfold into several aspects, including difficulty recognizing emotional facial expressions. The present study investigated the recognition of six universal facial emotional expressions in a population of children aged 6-11 years who were divided into two groups: DS group and typically developing children (TDC) group. We used the Perception Test of Facial Emotional Expressions (Teste de Percepção de Emoções Faciais; TEPEF) and Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-III) and found that children with DS presented alterations in the recognition of expressions of disgust, surprise, and fear, whereas the recognition of happiness, sadness, and anger was maintained at a level comparable to the TDC group. Participants with DS presented significant positive correlations between sadness and Picture completion, Mazes, Arithmetic, Vocabulary, Digits, Verbal IQ, Verbal Comprehension Index, and Working Memory Index. All other facial expressions showed significant negative correlations with the Intelligence Quotient and WISC-III factorial index subtests. Absence of correlations was found among the TEPEF's six facial expressions and Information, Coding, Symbols, and Working Memory Index. The contribution of this study is related to understanding the characteristics of the recognition of facial emotions in children with DS, an important component of social relationships with their peers, schools, and families.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Recognition of facial emotional expressions and its correlation with cognitive abilities in children with Down syndrome
title Recognition of facial emotional expressions and its correlation with cognitive abilities in children with Down syndrome
spellingShingle Recognition of facial emotional expressions and its correlation with cognitive abilities in children with Down syndrome
Santana,Carla C. V. P. de
Down Syndrome
recognition of facial expressions
visual perception
title_short Recognition of facial emotional expressions and its correlation with cognitive abilities in children with Down syndrome
title_full Recognition of facial emotional expressions and its correlation with cognitive abilities in children with Down syndrome
title_fullStr Recognition of facial emotional expressions and its correlation with cognitive abilities in children with Down syndrome
title_full_unstemmed Recognition of facial emotional expressions and its correlation with cognitive abilities in children with Down syndrome
title_sort Recognition of facial emotional expressions and its correlation with cognitive abilities in children with Down syndrome
author Santana,Carla C. V. P. de
author_facet Santana,Carla C. V. P. de
Souza,Wânia C. de
Feitosa,M. Angela G.
author_role author
author2 Souza,Wânia C. de
Feitosa,M. Angela G.
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author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Santana,Carla C. V. P. de
Souza,Wânia C. de
Feitosa,M. Angela G.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Down Syndrome
recognition of facial expressions
visual perception
topic Down Syndrome
recognition of facial expressions
visual perception
description Down syndrome (DS) is one of the most common chromosomal abnormalities. Delays in cognitive development are found in the first years of life. As years pass, it may turn into intellectual deficiencies that unfold into several aspects, including difficulty recognizing emotional facial expressions. The present study investigated the recognition of six universal facial emotional expressions in a population of children aged 6-11 years who were divided into two groups: DS group and typically developing children (TDC) group. We used the Perception Test of Facial Emotional Expressions (Teste de Percepção de Emoções Faciais; TEPEF) and Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-III) and found that children with DS presented alterations in the recognition of expressions of disgust, surprise, and fear, whereas the recognition of happiness, sadness, and anger was maintained at a level comparable to the TDC group. Participants with DS presented significant positive correlations between sadness and Picture completion, Mazes, Arithmetic, Vocabulary, Digits, Verbal IQ, Verbal Comprehension Index, and Working Memory Index. All other facial expressions showed significant negative correlations with the Intelligence Quotient and WISC-III factorial index subtests. Absence of correlations was found among the TEPEF's six facial expressions and Information, Coding, Symbols, and Working Memory Index. The contribution of this study is related to understanding the characteristics of the recognition of facial emotions in children with DS, an important component of social relationships with their peers, schools, and families.
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