Decreased intersubject synchrony in dynamic valence ratings of sad movie contents in dysphoric individuals

Abstract Emotional reactions to movies are typically similar between people. However, depressive symptoms decrease synchrony in brain responses. Less is known about the effect of depressive symptoms on intersubject synchrony in conscious stimulus-related processing. In this study, we presented amusi...

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Autores principales: Xueqiao Li, Yongjie Zhu, Elisa Vuoriainen, Chaoxiong Ye, Piia Astikainen
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:75eddba76b1243d2b0bc976c95860fe72021-12-02T16:08:06ZDecreased intersubject synchrony in dynamic valence ratings of sad movie contents in dysphoric individuals10.1038/s41598-021-93825-12045-2322https://doaj.org/article/75eddba76b1243d2b0bc976c95860fe72021-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-93825-1https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Emotional reactions to movies are typically similar between people. However, depressive symptoms decrease synchrony in brain responses. Less is known about the effect of depressive symptoms on intersubject synchrony in conscious stimulus-related processing. In this study, we presented amusing, sad and fearful movie clips to dysphoric individuals (those with elevated depressive symptoms) and control participants to dynamically rate the clips’ valences (positive vs. negative). We analysed both the valence ratings’ mean values and intersubject correlation (ISC). We used electrodermal activity (EDA) to complement the measurement in a separate session. There were no group differences in either the EDA or mean valence rating values for each movie type. As expected, the valence ratings’ ISC was lower in the dysphoric than the control group, specifically for the sad movie clips. In addition, there was a negative relationship between the valence ratings’ ISC and depressive symptoms for sad movie clips in the full sample. The results are discussed in the context of the negative attentional bias in depression. The findings extend previous brain activity results of ISC by showing that depressive symptoms also increase variance in conscious ratings of valence of stimuli in a mood-congruent manner.Xueqiao LiYongjie ZhuElisa VuoriainenChaoxiong YePiia AstikainenNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2021)
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Xueqiao Li
Yongjie Zhu
Elisa Vuoriainen
Chaoxiong Ye
Piia Astikainen
Decreased intersubject synchrony in dynamic valence ratings of sad movie contents in dysphoric individuals
description Abstract Emotional reactions to movies are typically similar between people. However, depressive symptoms decrease synchrony in brain responses. Less is known about the effect of depressive symptoms on intersubject synchrony in conscious stimulus-related processing. In this study, we presented amusing, sad and fearful movie clips to dysphoric individuals (those with elevated depressive symptoms) and control participants to dynamically rate the clips’ valences (positive vs. negative). We analysed both the valence ratings’ mean values and intersubject correlation (ISC). We used electrodermal activity (EDA) to complement the measurement in a separate session. There were no group differences in either the EDA or mean valence rating values for each movie type. As expected, the valence ratings’ ISC was lower in the dysphoric than the control group, specifically for the sad movie clips. In addition, there was a negative relationship between the valence ratings’ ISC and depressive symptoms for sad movie clips in the full sample. The results are discussed in the context of the negative attentional bias in depression. The findings extend previous brain activity results of ISC by showing that depressive symptoms also increase variance in conscious ratings of valence of stimuli in a mood-congruent manner.
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author Xueqiao Li
Yongjie Zhu
Elisa Vuoriainen
Chaoxiong Ye
Piia Astikainen
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Yongjie Zhu
Elisa Vuoriainen
Chaoxiong Ye
Piia Astikainen
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title Decreased intersubject synchrony in dynamic valence ratings of sad movie contents in dysphoric individuals
title_short Decreased intersubject synchrony in dynamic valence ratings of sad movie contents in dysphoric individuals
title_full Decreased intersubject synchrony in dynamic valence ratings of sad movie contents in dysphoric individuals
title_fullStr Decreased intersubject synchrony in dynamic valence ratings of sad movie contents in dysphoric individuals
title_full_unstemmed Decreased intersubject synchrony in dynamic valence ratings of sad movie contents in dysphoric individuals
title_sort decreased intersubject synchrony in dynamic valence ratings of sad movie contents in dysphoric individuals
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