2024
Heightened 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 processes
2020
Facial recognition during early motherhood: Investigating the persistence of age and affect biases
Bunderson M, Armstrong K, Mayes LC, McCrory EJ, Thompson-Booth C, Rutherford HJV. Facial recognition during early motherhood: Investigating the persistence of age and affect biases. Acta Psychologica 2020, 210: 103136. PMID: 32768610, DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2020.103136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfant facesFacial recognitionOwn-age biasHappy face advantageFacial processingHappy facesSad facesFace advantageAdult facesSad expressionsNeutral expressionsSample of mothersNeurobiological changesAdult literatureProcessing literatureCurrent studyEarly motherhoodAppropriate caregivingFaceRecognitionPrior studiesMothersCaregivingBiasesParenthood