Naslov
Facial emotion recognition in violent men

Autori
Švegar, Domagoj ; Horvat, Karolina ; Kardum, Igor

Izvornik
International journal of psychology (0020-7594) 54 (2019), 6; 786-790

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
facial affect ; sexual coercion ; violent behaviour ; disgust

Sažetak
The goal of this study was to explore the ability of violent men to recognise facial affect. In contrast to traditional approaches to this research question, we took the effects of the models' sex and different types of violent behaviour into consideration. Data obtained from 71 violent men revealed that they recognised facial expressions of fear (p = .019) and disgust (p = .013) more accurately when displayed by female than male models. The opposite was found for angry faces (p = .006), while the models' sex did not affect the recognition of sad, happy and surprised facial expressions or neutral faces. Furthermore, sexual coercion perpetrators were more accurate than other violent men in the recognition of female facial disgust (p = .006). These results are discussed in the context of social learning theory, and the hypothesis that female facial expressions of disgust could be subtle cues to their sexual infidelity that motivate sexual coercion in some men.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Psihologija

Napomena
This research was supported by the University of
Rijeka grant as a part of the research project:
Personality, emotions and social processes as
determinants of health outcomes (13.04.1.2.01).

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