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Gender Differences in Facial Emotion Recognition Among Adolescents Depression with Non-Suicidal Self-Injury.
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Psychology Research & Behavior Management . Sep2023, Vol. 16, p3531-3539. 9p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Despite the perception that healthy female are superior at emotional identification, it remains unclear whether gender-specific differences exist in adolescent depression and whether such specific differences in emotional recognition are associated with the most salient feature of adolescent depression---non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI).Methods: In this study, 1428 adolescents (1136 females and 292 males) with depression and NSSI were examined using the Facial Emotion Recognition Task, Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), and Functional Assessment of Self-mutilation questionnaire (FASM). This study was grouped by gender. Data were analyzed using the descriptive statistics, independent sample t-test, chi-square test, non-parametric test (Mann–Whitney U-test), Spearman correlation and Multiple linear regression analysis.Results: Depressed females reported a significantly greater frequency of self-injurious behaviour and more severe depressive symptoms than males. Face emotion recognition was also significantly more accurate in females and was positively correlated with levels of self-injury and depression, whereas no such correlations were found in males. Among depressed adolescents, face emotion recognition is better in females and is associated with self-injurious behaviour.Conclusion: This study found that the greater susceptibility to depression and NSSI among adolescent females may stem in part from superior recognition and sensitivity to the negative emotions of others. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 11791578
- Volume :
- 16
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Psychology Research & Behavior Management
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 172772244
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S418966