No modulation effects of depressive traits on the self-face advantage

Authors: Lee, J.K.W., Janssen, S.M.J. and Estudillo, A.J.

Journal: Personality and Individual Differences

Volume: 220

ISSN: 0191-8869

DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2023.112524

Abstract:

The self-face advantage (SFA) is reflected through a faster recognition of a self-face compared to other faces. It has been suggested that this effect is prompted by one's positive self-evaluations. However, it is unclear whether negative self-concepts (depressive traits) also affect the SFA. The present study explored this possibility using a visual-search task. In Experiment 1, participants with low and high depressive traits were asked to search for frontal view images of self and unfamiliar faces among arrays of unfamiliar faces. Regardless of group, participants were better and faster in searching for the own face compared to the unfamiliar face. Similar findings were observed in Experiment 2, but the participants were more accurate when searching for their happy self-face compared to their sad and neutral faces. These results suggest that SFA is not modulated by depressive traits (i.e., negative self-concepts) and that familiarity effects for the own face could be implicated as an underlying factor for an attentional prioritization of the own face.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/39352/

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No modulation effects of depressive traits on the self-face advantage

Authors: Lee, J.K.W., Janssen, S.M.J. and Estudillo, A.J.

Journal: PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES

Volume: 220

eISSN: 1873-3549

ISSN: 0191-8869

DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2023.112524

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/39352/

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No modulation effects of depressive traits on the self-face advantage

Authors: Lee, J.K.W., Janssen, S.M.J. and Estudillo, A.J.

Journal: Personality and Individual Differences

Volume: 220

Pages: 112524

ISSN: 0191-8869

DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2023.112524

Abstract:

The self-face advantage (SFA) is reflected through a faster recognition of a self-face compared to other faces. It has been suggested that this effect is prompted by one's positive self-evaluations. However, it is unclear whether negative self-concepts (depressive traits) also affect the SFA. The present study explored this possibility using a visual-search task. In Experiment 1, participants with low and high depressive traits were asked to search for frontal view images of self and unfamiliar faces among arrays of unfamiliar faces. Regardless of group, participants were better and faster in searching for the own face compared to the unfamiliar face. Similar findings were observed in Experiment 2, but the participants were more accurate when searching for their happy self-face compared to their sad and neutral faces. These results suggest that SFA is not modulated by depressive traits (i.e., negative self-concepts) and that familiarity effects for the own face could be implicated as an underlying factor for an attentional prioritization of the own face.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/39352/

Source: Manual

No modulation effects of depressive traits on the self-face advantage

Authors: Lee, J.K.W., Janssen, S.M.J. and Estudillo, A.J.

Journal: Personality and Individual Differences

Volume: 220

ISSN: 0191-8869

Abstract:

The self-face advantage (SFA) is reflected through a faster recognition of a self-face compared to other faces. It has been suggested that this effect is prompted by one's positive self-evaluations. However, it is unclear whether negative self-concepts (depressive traits) also affect the SFA. The present study explored this possibility using a visual-search task. In Experiment 1, participants with low and high depressive traits were asked to search for frontal view images of self and unfamiliar faces among arrays of unfamiliar faces. Regardless of group, participants were better and faster in searching for the own face compared to the unfamiliar face. Similar findings were observed in Experiment 2, but the participants were more accurate when searching for their happy self-face compared to their sad and neutral faces. These results suggest that SFA is not modulated by depressive traits (i.e., negative self-concepts) and that familiarity effects for the own face could be implicated as an underlying factor for an attentional prioritization of the own face.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/39352/

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