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Show 101 college of social & behavioral science Adolescents displaying antisocial behavior frequently show deficits in recognizing expressions of facial affect, namely fear. However, few studies have explored how trauma exposure may be associated with facial affect recognition (FAR) deficits amongst delinquent youth. This study investigated the associa-tions among trauma exposure, posttraumatic stress, deficits in FAR, and delinquency in a sample of 278 adolescents (200 male, 78 female) detained in a juvenile detention facility. For girls, posttraumatic stress symptoms mediated the association between interpersonal trauma exposure and deficits in recognizing fear. For boys, however, no associations were found between trauma exposure and FAR, nor between posttraumatic stress and FAR. There were also no associations between FAR and levels of delinquent behaviors in our sample. Overall, the current study indicates that trauma may have dif-ferent effects on FAR amongst girls and boys, and reveals a complex pattern of emotional processing amongst girls exposed to interpersonal traumas. FACIAL AFFECT RECOGNITION DEFICITS IN DELINQUENT YOUTH: THE ROLES OF TRAUMA AND POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS Caleb Figge, Cristina Hudak, (Patricia K. Kerig) Department of Psychology University of Utah UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ABSTRACTS Caleb Figge Patricia K. Kerig |
