Essi Viding, PhD
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Expression perceptive fields explain individual differences in the recognition of facial emotions
Murray T, Binetti N, Venkataramaiyer R, Namboodiri V, Cosker D, Viding E, Mareschal I. Expression perceptive fields explain individual differences in the recognition of facial emotions. Communications Psychology 2024, 2: 62. DOI: 10.1038/s44271-024-00111-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial Learning and Preferences in Adolescents With Conduct Problems and Varying Levels of Callous-Unemotional Traits
Gaule A, Bevilacqua L, Molleman L, van den Bos W, van Duijvenvoorde A, Roberts R, Pease C, McCrory E, Viding E. Social Learning and Preferences in Adolescents With Conduct Problems and Varying Levels of Callous-Unemotional Traits. JAACAP Open 2024, 2: 79-89. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaacop.2023.12.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCallous-unemotional traitsConduct problemsTD adolescentsLevels of callous-unemotional traitsLevels of CU traitsDisplay aggressive behaviorCU traitsAdolescents' CPSocial learningSocial environmentNon-socialGroup differencesAggressive behaviorCP/LCUSocial behaviorObject learningDifficulty learningEconomic gamesSocial partnersSocial preferencesCP/HCUAdolescentsSocial relationshipsResults AdolescentsSocial worldInclusiveness in mental health research: a survey of attitudes, awareness, and actions among journal editors.
Pezzoli P, Zhai W, Marsh J, Viding E. Inclusiveness in mental health research: a survey of attitudes, awareness, and actions among journal editors. European Science Editing 2024, 50 DOI: 10.3897/ese.2024.e114702.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health researchMental health challengesHealth researchExperience of mental health challengesHealth challengesInclusion of individualsMental healthSurvey of attitudesReduce inequalitiesPositive attitudesReviewed individualsPeer reviewImprove inclusionParticipatory approachJournal editorsDiversity trainingAwarenessAttitudesJournal editorial boardsInclusionIndividualsPromote inclusionPeerPracticeHealthReviewing explore/exploit decision-making as a transdiagnostic target for psychosis, depression, and anxiety
Lloyd A, Roiser J, Skeen S, Freeman Z, Badalova A, Agunbiade A, Busakhwe C, DeFlorio C, Marcu A, Pirie H, Saleh R, Snyder T, Fearon P, Viding E. Reviewing explore/exploit decision-making as a transdiagnostic target for psychosis, depression, and anxiety. Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience 2024, 1-23. PMID: 38653937, DOI: 10.3758/s13415-024-01186-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransdiagnostic targetAssociated with more explorationAssociated with psychopathologyReduced explorationPsychosisLongitudinal designAnxietyDepressionWell-poweredEveryday decisionsDecision-making contextDecision-makingIndividualsPsychopathologyCognitionDisordersSystematic searchEvidenceBiasInsufficient evidenceContext of decision-makingInterventionAcademic databasesContextStudyWhy Should I? Examining How Childhood Callous-Unemotional Traits Relate to Prosocial and Affiliative Behaviors and Motivations
Paz Y, All K, Kohli S, Plate R, Viding E, Waller R. Why Should I? Examining How Childhood Callous-Unemotional Traits Relate to Prosocial and Affiliative Behaviors and Motivations. Research On Child And Adolescent Psychopathology 2024, 52: 1075-1087. PMID: 38498231, DOI: 10.1007/s10802-024-01170-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCU traitsHigh CU traitsAffiliative behaviorProsocial behaviorNeutral situationsSocial affiliationChild CU traitsCallous-unemotional traitsDifficulties of childrenCallous-unemotionalLow empathyEmotional needsSocial motivationMotivational difficultiesAssess recognitionConduct problemsAssociated with different subtypesYoung childrenProsocialityTraitsInstrumental needsMotivationChildrenSelfChildhoodReciprocal Effects Between Negative Parenting and Children’s Callous-Unemotional Traits From Mid to Late Childhood
Pezzoli P, Pingault J, Malanchini M, Voronin I, McCrory E, Fearon P, Viding E. Reciprocal Effects Between Negative Parenting and Children’s Callous-Unemotional Traits From Mid to Late Childhood. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2024, 181: 310-321. PMID: 38476045, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.20230208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChild CU traitsDevelopment of CU traitsCU traitsMid-to-late childhoodNegative parentingCallous-unemotionalTwins Early Development StudyLate childhoodLongitudinal cross-lagged modelsEffects of negative parentingCallous-unemotional traitsEarly Development StudyReciprocal effectsCross-lagged modelsCross-lagged effectsFamilies of childrenTwin pairsGenetic factorsParental disciplineParental feelingsChildhoodSmall effectsTraitsEnvironmental factorsParentsEvaluating the sensitivity to threat and affiliative reward (STAR) model in relation to the development of conduct problems and callous‐unemotional traits across early adolescence
Paz Y, Perkins E, Colins O, Perlstein S, Wagner N, Hawes S, Byrd A, Viding E, Waller R. Evaluating the sensitivity to threat and affiliative reward (STAR) model in relation to the development of conduct problems and callous‐unemotional traits across early adolescence. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2024 PMID: 38480986, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.13976.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCU traitsSensitivity to threatThreat sensitivityLow affiliationConduct problemsCallous-unemotionalAffiliative rewardsParent-reported CU traitsDevelopment of conduct problemsCallous-unemotional traitsTransdiagnostic risk factorSevere conduct problemsChild-reported dataMeasures of affiliationDSM-5Early adolescenceLate childhoodPreliminary evidencePsychopathologyAdolescentsAnxietyEarly childhoodRewardAssessment modalitiesTraitsTrial protocol for the Building Resilience through Socio-Emotional Training (ReSET) programme: a cluster randomised controlled trial of a new transdiagnostic preventative intervention for adolescents
Viding E, Lloyd A, Law R, Martin P, Lucas L, Wu T, Steinbeis N, Midgley N, Veenstra R, Smith J, Ly L, Bird G, Murphy J, Plans D, Munafo M, Penton-Voak I, Deighton J, Richards K, Richards M, Fearon P. Trial protocol for the Building Resilience through Socio-Emotional Training (ReSET) programme: a cluster randomised controlled trial of a new transdiagnostic preventative intervention for adolescents. Trials 2024, 25: 143. PMID: 38395922, PMCID: PMC10885387, DOI: 10.1186/s13063-024-07931-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health problemsPost-interventionPreventive interventionsCluster randomised controlled trialPrevent mental health problemsHealth problemsRates of mental health disordersCluster-randomised designCommunication skills trainingTransdiagnostic preventive interventionMental health disordersSchool year levelRandomised controlled trialsSubgroup of participantsDiscussionThis projectScalable interventionsEmotional processingFollow-upMental wellbeingWeekly sessionsFocus groupsHealth disordersGroup-basedAssessed pre-Individual sessionsHeightened response to positive facial cues as a potential marker of resilience following childhood adversity
Gerin M, Viding E, Neil L, Armbruster-Genc D, Freeman Z, Sharp M, Phillips H, McCrory E. Heightened response to positive facial cues as a potential marker of resilience following childhood adversity. European Journal Of Psychotraumatology 2024, 15: 2309783. PMID: 38318813, PMCID: PMC10849006, DOI: 10.1080/20008066.2024.2309783.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFacial cuesMaltreatment experiencesPresence of social supportSocial supportLow symptomsAssociated with lower symptomsThreat-related cuesPositive social cuesIncreased psychiatric riskPerceived emotional intensityMarkers of resilienceChildhood maltreatment experiencesNo group differencesMental health symptomsLevels of social supportPerceived social supportAssociated with better mental healthMental health vulnerabilitiesMental health outcomesBetter mental healthExperiences of abusePerceived intensityHappy facesChildhood maltreatmentImplicit processesDevelopmental language disorder: a hidden condition
Norbury C, Griffiths S, Goh S, Boyes M, Hill E, Viding E. Developmental language disorder: a hidden condition. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health 2024, 8: 473-475. PMID: 38330984, DOI: 10.1016/s2352-4642(24)00016-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research