Abstract

MOURA, Tayse Conter de; REBESCHINI, Carol  and  ARTECHE, Adriane. Can we teach children to recognize emotional facial expressions? The experience of the emotion hunters intervention. Rev. SPAGESP [online]. 2022, vol.23, n.2, pp. 207-221. ISSN 1677-2970.  http://dx.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.32467/issn.2175-3628v23n2a14.

Training emotional facial expression recognition (EFER) can enhance other socio-emotional skills, such as the theory of mind (ToM). This study aimed develop an intervention for EFER for children and assess its effects on the accuracy of EFER and ToM. 61children aged eight to 12 years, randomly allocated between intervention (n = 32) and control group (n = 29), performed pre- and post-intervention tasks of EFER and ToM (RMET-I). The intervention group performed the REFE training named Hunters of Emotion. All participants increased the accuracy of recognizing the faces of fear and disgust and reduced of sadness. Finally, there was an improvement in both groups in the ToM assessment. Specificities of the tasks used and the training are presented in the discussion.

Keywords : Childhood; Facial expressions; Social Perception; Social cognition.

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