Emotion perception accuracy and bias in face-to-face versus cyberbullying.
J Genet Psychol
; 175(5-6): 382-400, 2014.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25271816
ABSTRACT
The authors investigated the association of traditional and cyber forms of bullying and victimization with emotion perception accuracy and emotion perception bias. Four basic emotions were considered (i.e., happiness, sadness, anger, and fear); 526 middle school students (280 females; M age = 12.58 years, SD = 1.16 years) were recruited, and emotionality was controlled. Results indicated no significant findings for girls. Boys with higher levels of traditional bullying did not show any deficit in perception accuracy of emotions, but they were prone to identify happiness and fear in faces when a different emotion was expressed; in addition, male cyberbullying was related to greater accuracy in recognizing fear. In terms of the victims, cyber victims had a global problem in recognizing emotions and a specific problem in processing anger and fear. It was concluded that emotion perception accuracy and bias were associated with bullying and victimization for boys not only in traditional settings but also in the electronic ones. Implications of these findings for possible intervention are discussed.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Social Perception
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Crime Victims
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Emotions
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Bullying
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
J Genet Psychol
Year:
2014
Type:
Article