Individual differences in the ability to recognise facial identity are associated with social anxiety.

Previous research has been concerned with the relationship between social anxiety and the recognition of face expression but the question of whether there is a relationship between social anxiety and the recognition of face identity has been neglected. Here, we report the first evidence that social...

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Autores principales:	Joshua M Davis, Elinor McKone, Hugh Dennett, Kirsty B O'Connor, Richard O'Kearney, Romina Palermo
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011
Materias:	Medicine R Science Q
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:b7b55e8f7ad5428eb28c02b709e7cfe62021-11-18T07:32:11ZIndividual differences in the ability to recognise facial identity are associated with social anxiety.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0028800https://doaj.org/article/b7b55e8f7ad5428eb28c02b709e7cfe62011-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22194916/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203Previous research has been concerned with the relationship between social anxiety and the recognition of face expression but the question of whether there is a relationship between social anxiety and the recognition of face identity has been neglected. Here, we report the first evidence that social anxiety is associated with recognition of face identity, across the population range of individual differences in recognition abilities. Results showed poorer face identity recognition (on the Cambridge Face Memory Test) was correlated with a small but significant increase in social anxiety (Social Interaction Anxiety Scale) but not general anxiety (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory). The correlation was also independent of general visual memory (Cambridge Car Memory Test) and IQ. Theoretically, the correlation could arise because correct identification of people, typically achieved via faces, is important for successful social interactions, extending evidence that individuals with clinical-level deficits in face identity recognition (prosopagnosia) often report social stress due to their inability to recognise others. Equally, the relationship could arise if social anxiety causes reduced exposure or attention to people's faces, and thus to poor development of face recognition mechanisms.Joshua M DavisElinor McKoneHugh DennettKirsty B O'ConnorRichard O'KearneyRomina PalermoPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 6, Iss 12, p e28800 (2011)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Joshua M Davis Elinor McKone Hugh Dennett Kirsty B O'Connor Richard O'Kearney Romina Palermo Individual differences in the ability to recognise facial identity are associated with social anxiety.
description	Previous research has been concerned with the relationship between social anxiety and the recognition of face expression but the question of whether there is a relationship between social anxiety and the recognition of face identity has been neglected. Here, we report the first evidence that social anxiety is associated with recognition of face identity, across the population range of individual differences in recognition abilities. Results showed poorer face identity recognition (on the Cambridge Face Memory Test) was correlated with a small but significant increase in social anxiety (Social Interaction Anxiety Scale) but not general anxiety (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory). The correlation was also independent of general visual memory (Cambridge Car Memory Test) and IQ. Theoretically, the correlation could arise because correct identification of people, typically achieved via faces, is important for successful social interactions, extending evidence that individuals with clinical-level deficits in face identity recognition (prosopagnosia) often report social stress due to their inability to recognise others. Equally, the relationship could arise if social anxiety causes reduced exposure or attention to people's faces, and thus to poor development of face recognition mechanisms.
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title	Individual differences in the ability to recognise facial identity are associated with social anxiety.
title_short	Individual differences in the ability to recognise facial identity are associated with social anxiety.
title_full	Individual differences in the ability to recognise facial identity are associated with social anxiety.
title_fullStr	Individual differences in the ability to recognise facial identity are associated with social anxiety.
title_full_unstemmed	Individual differences in the ability to recognise facial identity are associated with social anxiety.
title_sort	individual differences in the ability to recognise facial identity are associated with social anxiety.
publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate	2011
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Individual differences in the ability to recognise facial identity are associated with social anxiety.

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