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Judging the intensity of facial expressions of emotion: depression-related biases in the processing of positive affect
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A forced-choice intensity judgment task was used to investigate biases in the processing of subtle expressions of emotion in participants with major depressive disorder (MDD). Participants were presented with 2 pictures of the same actor side by side, either depicting a neutral and a subtle emotional expression or depicting a subtle positive and a subtle negative expression. Participants were asked to indicate which of the 2 pictures showed the stronger emotion. Compared with participants with social anxiety disorder (SAD) and with never-disordered controls (CTLs), participants with MDD were less likely to judge subtle happy expressions as more intense than neutral expressions. In addition, compared with the CTL participants, participants who had MDD and participants who had SAD were less likely to judge subtle happy expressions to be more intense than negative expressions. Biases in the judgment of the intensity of subtle expressions of positive affect could play an important role in the interpersonal difficulties that are associated with depression.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Yoon, K. L., Joormann, J., & Gotlib, I. H.
- Affiliations
- University of Miami (US)
- Stanford University (US)
- Venue
- Journal of Abnormal Psychology
- Published
- 2009-02
- Volume
- 118
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 223-228
- ISSN
- 0021-843X (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1846
- PMC
- PMC2835523
- OpenAlex
- W2068121700
- Cited by
- 121
- References
- 38
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 11 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 13 · 2016: 10 · 2015: 12 · 2014: 10 · 2013: 12 · 2012: 11
- FWCI
- 11.85
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Journal of Abnormal Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Maryland Shared Open Access Repository (USMAI Consortium) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Digital Repository at the University of Maryland (University of Maryland College Park)
- Funders
- National Institute of Mental Health (MH080683)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Face Recognition and Perception
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Keywords
- major depressive disorder, social anxiety disorder, positive affect, interpersonal problems
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Affect, Depressive Disorder, Major, Major Depressive Disorder, Facial Expression, Female, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Judgment, Male, Middle Aged, Phobic Disorders, Visual Perception, Young Adult
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