Facial emotion recognition and social-emotional problems in middle childhood: Assessment of directional effects

Petra Laamanen; Noona Kiuru; Olli Kiviruusu; Jallu Lindblom

doi:10.1177/01650254241233522

Facial emotion recognition and social-emotional problems in middle childhood: Assessment of directional effects

Petra Laamanen^*
, Noona Kiuru
, Olli Kiviruusu
, Jallu Lindblom

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Research has consistently shown that difficulties in facial emotion recognition (FER) are associated with peer problems and internalizing symptoms during middle childhood. However, no longitudinal research has investigated the direction of effects, that is, how these constructs influence each other across time. In this preregistered three-wave panel study, we tested the directional effects between FER, peer problems, and internalizing symptoms among Finnish school-aged children (n = 3,607; M_age = 8.20, SD_age = 0.86; 51% female). The results of random-intercept cross-lagged panel models showed that a low FER accuracy and high biases toward happiness and sadness correlated with higher levels of peer problems and internalizing symptoms at the between-person level. However, we found no evidence of directional effects at the within-person level. Overall, our findings suggest that these constructs might be associated because of shared underlying causes, rather than mutually influencing one another in middle childhood.

Alkuperäiskieli	Englanti
Sivut	291-303
Julkaisu	International Journal of Behavioral Development
Vuosikerta	48
Numero	4
Varhainen verkossa julkaisun päivämäärä	2024
DOI - pysyväislinkit	https://doi.org/10.1177/01650254241233522
Tila	Julkaistu - heinäk. 2024
OKM-julkaisutyyppi	A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä

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The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This research was supported by grants from Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation, OLVI Foundation, Oskar Öflund’s Foundation, Otto A. Malm’s Foundation, and Emil Aaltonen Foundation. Manuscript preparation was also supported by the Strategic Research Council (SRC) established within the Academy of Finland (352648 and 352657).

Rahoittajat	Rahoittajan numero
Strategic Research Council at the Research Council of Finland	352657, 352648
Jenny ja Antti Wihurin rahasto
Emil Aaltosen Säätiö
Finnish Strategic Research Council
OLVI-Säätiö

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Social Psychology
Education
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Developmental Neuroscience
Life-span and Life-course Studies

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Facial emotion recognition and social-emotional problems in middle childhood: Assessment of directional effects

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