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Recognition of Emotions in Autism: A Formal Meta-Analysis

Auteurs: Mirko Uljarevic, Antonia Hamilton

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 7/2013

Abstract

Determining the integrity of emotion recognition in autistic spectrum disorder is important to our theoretical understanding of autism and to teaching social skills. Previous studies have reported both positive and negative results. Here, we take a formal meta-analytic approach, bringing together data from 48 papers testing over 980 participants with autism. Results show there is an emotion recognition difficulty in autism, with a mean effect size of 0.80 which reduces to 0.41 when a correction for publication bias is applied. Recognition of happiness was only marginally impaired in autism, but recognition of fear was marginally worse than recognition of happiness. This meta-analysis provides an opportunity to survey the state of emotion recognition research in autism and to outline potential future directions.

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Titel: Recognition of Emotions in Autism: A Formal Meta-Analysis
Auteurs: Mirko Uljarevic
Antonia Hamilton
Publicatiedatum: 01-07-2013
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 7/2013
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-012-1695-5

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