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Association between Facial Emotion Recognition and Bullying Involvement among Adolescents with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder

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  • Tai-Ling Liu

    (Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
    Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine and Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan)

  • Peng-Wei Wang

    (Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
    Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine and Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan)

  • Yi-Hsin Connie Yang

    (Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
    National Institute of Cancer Research, National Health Research Institutes, Taipei 115, Taiwan)

  • Gary Chon-Wen Shyi

    (Department of Psychology and Center for Research in Cognitive Sciences, National Chung-Cheng University, Chiayi 621, Taiwan)

  • Cheng-Fang Yen

    (Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
    Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine and Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan)

Abstract

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that is characterized by impaired social interaction, communication and restricted and repetitive behavior. Few studies have focused on the effect of facial emotion recognition on bullying involvement among individuals with ASD. The aim of this study was to examine the association between facial emotion recognition and different types of bullying involvement in adolescents with high-functioning ASD. We recruited 138 adolescents aged 11 to 18 years with high-functioning ASD. The adolescents’ experiences of bullying involvement were measured using the Chinese version of the School Bullying Experience Questionnaire. Their facial emotion recognition was measured using the Facial Emotion Recognition Task (which measures six emotional expressions and four degrees of emotional intensity). Logistic regression analysis was used to examine the association between facial emotion recognition and different types of bullying involvement. After controlling for the effects of age, gender, depression, anxiety, inattention, hyperactivity/impulsivity and opposition, we observed that bullying perpetrators performed significantly better on rating the intensity of emotion in the Facial Emotion Recognition Task; bullying victims performed significantly worse on ranking the intensity of facial emotion. The results of this study support the different deficits of facial emotion recognition in various types of bullying involvement among adolescents with high-functioning ASD. The different directions of association between bully involvement and facial emotion recognition must be considered when developing prevention and intervention programs.

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  • Tai-Ling Liu & Peng-Wei Wang & Yi-Hsin Connie Yang & Gary Chon-Wen Shyi & Cheng-Fang Yen, 2019. "Association between Facial Emotion Recognition and Bullying Involvement among Adolescents with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(24), pages 1-14, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:16:y:2019:i:24:p:5125-:d:298209
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    1. Tai-Ling Liu & Yi-Lung Chen & Ray C. Hsiao & Hsing-Chang Ni & Sophie Hsin-Yi Liang & Chiao-Fan Lin & Hsiang-Lin Chan & Yi-Hsuan Hsieh & Liang-Jen Wang & Min-Jing Lee & Wen-Jiun Chou & Cheng-Fang Yen, 2023. "Adolescent–Caregiver Agreement Regarding the School Bullying and Cyberbullying Involvement Experiences of Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(4), pages 1-11, February.

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