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ArticleDevelopment and psychopathology2025

Decoding emotions: The unique and combined roles of callous-unemotional traits and anxiety in facial emotion recognition in children.

Hao Xu, Matthew A Jarrett, Caroline L Boxmeyer, Yanyu Xiong, Chuong Bui, Nicole P Powell, Victoria R Ward, Olivia Gifford, Bradley A White

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Hao XuCenter for Youth Development and Intervention, https://ror.org/03xrrjk67University of Alabama, 200 Hackberry Lane, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0486-8969
Matthew A JarrettDepartment of Psychology, https://ror.org/03xrrjk67University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4984-9411
Caroline L BoxmeyerDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA.
Yanyu XiongAlabama Life Research Institute, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0229-0035
Chuong BuiAlabama Life Research Institute, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6589-1025
Nicole P PowellCenter for Youth Development and Intervention, https://ror.org/03xrrjk67University of Alabama, 200 Hackberry Lane, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA.
Victoria R WardCenter for Youth Development and Intervention, https://ror.org/03xrrjk67University of Alabama, 200 Hackberry Lane, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA.
Olivia GiffordCenter for Youth Development and Intervention, https://ror.org/03xrrjk67University of Alabama, 200 Hackberry Lane, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA.
Bradley A WhiteCenter for Youth Development and Intervention, https://ror.org/03xrrjk67University of Alabama, 200 Hackberry Lane, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7477-9956

Funding

Facial Affect Sensitivity Training for young children with CU traits.R33MH117192 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN TUSCALOOSA · PI WHITE, BRADLEY · 2022 to 2025
$1.1M
Facial Affect Sensitivity Training for young children with CU traits.R61MH117192 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN TUSCALOOSA · PI WHITE, BRADLEY · 2020 to 2021
$754k
NIMH NIH HHS R33 MH117192NIMH NIH HHS R61 MH117192
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Abstract

Callous-unemotional (CU) traits, characterized by lack of empathy, guilt, and deficient affect, are linked to facial emotion recognition (FER) deficits in children. While anxiety is also associated with FER anomalies, these relationships are often examined in isolation despite co-occurrence. This study aims to concurrently investigate unique contributions of CU traits and anxiety on children's FER patterns. We recruited 107 children aged 6 to 11 from community settings, assessing CU traits through caregiver reports and anxiety via caregiver and child reports. FER performance was evaluated using a computer-based task. Results indicate that CU traits negatively impact overall FER accuracy, particularly when controlling for parent-reported anxiety. CU traits were inversely related to total FER accuracy for children self-reporting high anxiety levels. These findings enhance our understanding of how CU traits and anxiety interact to influence FER deficits, suggesting that interventions targeting CU traits should consider anxiety symptoms as a critical factor in emotional processing challenges among children.

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anxietycallous-unemotional traitsfacial emotion recognitionmoderation

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PMCPMC12668662

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