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Relationship Between the Self-Concept of Children and Their Ability to Recognize Emotions in Others
The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between the self-concept of children and their ability to recognize emotions in others from facial expressions. It is hypothesized that children use their self-representations to interpret depictions of emotion in others and that higher self-conce...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8545983/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34712163 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.672919 |
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author | Cordeiro, Teresa Botelho, Júlia Mendonça, Catarina |
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description | The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between the self-concept of children and their ability to recognize emotions in others from facial expressions. It is hypothesized that children use their self-representations to interpret depictions of emotion in others and that higher self-concepts might be associated with earlier development of emotion recognition skills. A total of 54 children aged between 5 and 11 years participated in this study. Self-concept was assessed in all children using the Piers-Harris Self-Concept Scale for Children (Piers-Harris 2). To assess emotion recognition, a computerized instrument, the Penn Emotion Recognition Task (PERT), was applied. Despite the small sample of children, results show clear statistical effects. It is shown that emotion recognition ability is directly correlated with self-concept for intellectual/school status. The ability to correctly identify emotions from facial expressions is affected by general self-concept, intellectual/school status, and stimulus features of gender, intensity, and emotion. Further analysis shows that the general self-concept of children particularly affects the ability to identify happy faces. Children with a higher intellectual status score recognize happiness and neutral faces more easily. We concluded that the self-concept in children relates to the ability to recognize emotions in others, particularly positive emotions. These findings provide some support to the simulation theory of social cognition, where children use their own self-representations to interpret mental states in others. The effect of the self-concept for intellectual status on emotion recognition might also indicate that intellectual abilities act as a mediator between self-concept and emotion recognition, but further studies are needed. |
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spelling | pubmed-85459832021-10-27 Relationship Between the Self-Concept of Children and Their Ability to Recognize Emotions in Others Cordeiro, Teresa Botelho, Júlia Mendonça, Catarina Front Psychol Psychology The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between the self-concept of children and their ability to recognize emotions in others from facial expressions. It is hypothesized that children use their self-representations to interpret depictions of emotion in others and that higher self-concepts might be associated with earlier development of emotion recognition skills. A total of 54 children aged between 5 and 11 years participated in this study. Self-concept was assessed in all children using the Piers-Harris Self-Concept Scale for Children (Piers-Harris 2). To assess emotion recognition, a computerized instrument, the Penn Emotion Recognition Task (PERT), was applied. Despite the small sample of children, results show clear statistical effects. It is shown that emotion recognition ability is directly correlated with self-concept for intellectual/school status. The ability to correctly identify emotions from facial expressions is affected by general self-concept, intellectual/school status, and stimulus features of gender, intensity, and emotion. Further analysis shows that the general self-concept of children particularly affects the ability to identify happy faces. Children with a higher intellectual status score recognize happiness and neutral faces more easily. We concluded that the self-concept in children relates to the ability to recognize emotions in others, particularly positive emotions. These findings provide some support to the simulation theory of social cognition, where children use their own self-representations to interpret mental states in others. The effect of the self-concept for intellectual status on emotion recognition might also indicate that intellectual abilities act as a mediator between self-concept and emotion recognition, but further studies are needed. Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-10-12 /pmc/articles/PMC8545983/ /pubmed/34712163 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.672919 Text en Copyright © 2021 Cordeiro, Botelho and Mendonça. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Psychology Cordeiro, Teresa Botelho, Júlia Mendonça, Catarina Relationship Between the Self-Concept of Children and Their Ability to Recognize Emotions in Others |
title | Relationship Between the Self-Concept of Children and Their Ability to Recognize Emotions in Others |
title_full | Relationship Between the Self-Concept of Children and Their Ability to Recognize Emotions in Others |
title_fullStr | Relationship Between the Self-Concept of Children and Their Ability to Recognize Emotions in Others |
title_full_unstemmed | Relationship Between the Self-Concept of Children and Their Ability to Recognize Emotions in Others |
title_short | Relationship Between the Self-Concept of Children and Their Ability to Recognize Emotions in Others |
title_sort | relationship between the self-concept of children and their ability to recognize emotions in others |
topic | Psychology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8545983/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34712163 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.672919 |
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