Social contacts and loneliness affect the own age bias for emotional faces

Authors: Pizzio, A.P.G., Yankouskaya, A., Alessandri, G., Loreto, S. and Pecchinenda, A.

Journal: Scientific Reports

Volume: 12

Issue: 1

eISSN: 2045-2322

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-20220-9

Abstract:

Individuals are better at recognizing faces of their own age group (Own Age Bias) but it is unclear whether this bias occurs also for emotional faces and to what extent is affected by loneliness. Young individuals (N = 235) completed an age categorization task on faces of young and old individuals showing neutral, happy, and angry expressions. After a filler task, they categorized as seen or novel the original set of faces intermixed with a new set. Findings showed an Own Age Bias for novel young faces but no evidence that emotion eliminates it. Recognition accuracy was better for emotional faces, but the two factors did not interact. Importantly, low loneliness was linked to an Own Age Bias for novel happy faces. These findings are discussed in the context of current theoretical accounts of the Own Age Bias and of the effects of loneliness on attention and memory.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/37706/

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Social contacts and loneliness affect the own age bias for emotional faces.

Authors: Pizzio, A.P.G., Yankouskaya, A., Alessandri, G., Loreto, S. and Pecchinenda, A.

Journal: Sci Rep

Volume: 12

Issue: 1

Pages: 16134

eISSN: 2045-2322

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-20220-9

Abstract:

Individuals are better at recognizing faces of their own age group (Own Age Bias) but it is unclear whether this bias occurs also for emotional faces and to what extent is affected by loneliness. Young individuals (N = 235) completed an age categorization task on faces of young and old individuals showing neutral, happy, and angry expressions. After a filler task, they categorized as seen or novel the original set of faces intermixed with a new set. Findings showed an Own Age Bias for novel young faces but no evidence that emotion eliminates it. Recognition accuracy was better for emotional faces, but the two factors did not interact. Importantly, low loneliness was linked to an Own Age Bias for novel happy faces. These findings are discussed in the context of current theoretical accounts of the Own Age Bias and of the effects of loneliness on attention and memory.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/37706/

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Social contacts and loneliness affect the own age bias for emotional faces

Authors: Pizzio, A.P.G., Yankouskaya, A., Alessandri, G., Loreto, S. and Pecchinenda, A.

Journal: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

Volume: 12

Issue: 1

ISSN: 2045-2322

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-20220-9

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/37706/

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Social contacts and loneliness affect the own age bias for emotional faces

Authors: Yankouskaya, A., Gonzalez Pizzio, A.P., Alessandri, G., Pecchinenda, A. and Loreto, S.

Journal: Scientific Reports

Publisher: Nature Publishing Group

ISSN: 2045-2322

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-20220-9

Abstract:

Individuals are better at recognizing faces of their own age group (Own Age Bias) but it is unclear whether this bias occurs also for emotional faces and to what extent is affected by loneliness. Young individuals (N= 235) completed an age categorization task on faces of young and old individuals showing neutral, happy, angry expressions. After a filler task, they categorized as seen or novel the original set of faces intermixed with a new set. Findings showed an Own Age Bias for novel young faces but no evidence that emotion eliminates it. Recognition accuracy was better for emotional faces, but the two factors did not interact. Importantly, low loneliness was linked to an Own Age Bias for novel happy faces. These findings are discussed in the context of current theoretical accounts of the Own Age Bias and of the effects of loneliness on attention and memory.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/37706/

Source: Manual

Social contacts and loneliness affect the own age bias for emotional faces.

Authors: Pizzio, A.P.G., Yankouskaya, A., Alessandri, G., Loreto, S. and Pecchinenda, A.

Journal: Scientific reports

Volume: 12

Issue: 1

Pages: 16134

eISSN: 2045-2322

ISSN: 2045-2322

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-20220-9

Abstract:

Individuals are better at recognizing faces of their own age group (Own Age Bias) but it is unclear whether this bias occurs also for emotional faces and to what extent is affected by loneliness. Young individuals (N = 235) completed an age categorization task on faces of young and old individuals showing neutral, happy, and angry expressions. After a filler task, they categorized as seen or novel the original set of faces intermixed with a new set. Findings showed an Own Age Bias for novel young faces but no evidence that emotion eliminates it. Recognition accuracy was better for emotional faces, but the two factors did not interact. Importantly, low loneliness was linked to an Own Age Bias for novel happy faces. These findings are discussed in the context of current theoretical accounts of the Own Age Bias and of the effects of loneliness on attention and memory.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/37706/

Source: Europe PubMed Central

Social contacts and loneliness affect the own age bias for emotional faces

Authors: Pizzio, A.P.G., Yankouskaya, A., Alessandri, G., Loreto, S. and Pecchinenda, A.

Journal: Scientific Reports

Volume: 12

Publisher: Nature Publishing Group

ISSN: 2045-2322

Abstract:

Individuals are better at recognizing faces of their own age group (Own Age Bias) but it is unclear whether this bias occurs also for emotional faces and to what extent is affected by loneliness. Young individuals (N = 235) completed an age categorization task on faces of young and old individuals showing neutral, happy, and angry expressions. After a filler task, they categorized as seen or novel the original set of faces intermixed with a new set. Findings showed an Own Age Bias for novel young faces but no evidence that emotion eliminates it. Recognition accuracy was better for emotional faces, but the two factors did not interact. Importantly, low loneliness was linked to an Own Age Bias for novel happy faces. These findings are discussed in the context of current theoretical accounts of the Own Age Bias and of the effects of loneliness on attention and memory.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/37706/

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