Impact of civil war on emotion recognition: the denial of sadness in Sierra Leone.

Impact of civil war on emotion recognition: the denial of sadness in Sierra Leone.

Studies of children with atypical emotional experience demonstrate that childhood exposure to high levels of hostility and threat biases emotion perception. This study investigates emotion processing, in former child soldiers and non-combatant civilians. All participants have experienced prolonged v...

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Main Authors: Maria Alessandra eUmilta', Rachel eWood, Francesca eLoffredo, Roberto eRavera, Vittorio eGallese
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
Sierra Leone
emotion recognition
childhood
young adults
violence exposure
war survivors
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00523/full

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http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00523/full

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