Individual differences in the ability to recognise facial identity are associated with social anxiety

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dc.contributor.authorDavis, Joshua M.
dc.contributor.authorMcKone, Elinor
dc.contributor.authorDennett, Hugh
dc.contributor.authorO'Connor, Kirsty B.
dc.contributor.authorO'Kearney, Richard
dc.contributor.authorPalermo, Romina
dc.date.accessioned2015-10-12T23:18:34Z
dc.date.available2015-10-12T23:18:34Z
dc.date.issued2011-12-14
dc.date.updated2015-12-08T02:55:21Z
dc.description.abstractPrevious research has been concerned with the relationship between social anxiety and the recognition of face expression but the question of whether there is a relationship between social anxiety and the recognition of face identity has been neglected. Here, we report the first evidence that social anxiety is associated with recognition of face identity, across the population range of individual differences in recognition abilities. Results showed poorer face identity recognition (on the Cambridge Face Memory Test) was correlated with a small but significant increase in social anxiety (Social Interaction Anxiety Scale) but not general anxiety (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory). The correlation was also independent of general visual memory (Cambridge Car Memory Test) and IQ. Theoretically, the correlation could arise because correct identification of people, typically achieved via faces, is important for successful social interactions, extending evidence that individuals with clinical-level deficits in face identity recognition (prosopagnosia) often report social stress due to their inability to recognise others. Equally, the relationship could arise if social anxiety causes reduced exposure or attention to people's faces, and thus to poor development of face recognition mechanisms.
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was supported by Australian Research Council grants DP110100850 to RP and EM and DP0984558 to EM (http:/twww.arc.gov.aulncgp/default.htm).en_AU
dc.format8 pages
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/15892
dc.publisherPublic Library of Science
dc.relationhttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP110100850
dc.relationhttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP0984558
dc.rights© 2011 Davia et al. Thia is an operwiooesa article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, whlcl'I permits unrestricted use, dlsb1butlon, and reproduction In any medium, provided the orlglnal author and source are aedlted.
dc.sourcePLoS ONE
dc.subjectadolescent
dc.subjectadult
dc.subjectanxiety
dc.subjectdemography
dc.subjectface
dc.subjectfemale
dc.subjecthumans
dc.subjectintelligence tests
dc.subjectmale
dc.subjectmemory
dc.subjectsex characteristics
dc.subjecttask performance and analysis
dc.subjectindividuality
dc.subjectrecognition (psychology)
dc.subjectsocial behavior
dc.titleIndividual differences in the ability to recognise facial identity are associated with social anxiety
dc.typeJournal article
dcterms.dateAccepted2011-11-15
local.bibliographicCitation.issue12en_AU
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage7
local.bibliographicCitation.startpagee28800en_AU
local.contributor.affiliationDavis, Joshua, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, CMBE Research School of Psychology, School of Psychology, The Australian National Universityen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationMcKone, Elinor, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, CMBE Research School of Psychology, School of Psychology, The Australian National Universityen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationDennett, Hugh, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, CMBE Research School of Psychology, School of Psychology, The Australian National Universityen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationO'Connor, Kirsty, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, CMBE Research School of Psychology, School of Psychology, The Australian National Universityen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationO'Kearney, Richard, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, CMBE Research School of Psychology, School of Psychology, The Australian National Universityen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationPalermo, Romina, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, CMBE Research School of Psychology, School of Psychology, The Australian National Universityen_AU
local.contributor.authoremailjoshua.davis@anu.edu.auen_AU
local.contributor.authoruidU4312690en_AU
local.description.notesImported from ARIESen_AU
local.identifier.absfor170112en_AU
local.identifier.absseo970117en_AU
local.identifier.ariespublicationu5139959xPUB8en_AU
local.identifier.citationvolume6en_AU
local.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pone.0028800en_AU
local.identifier.essn1932-6203en_AU
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-83355168632
local.identifier.thomsonID000298369100101
local.identifier.uidSubmittedByu3488905en_AU
local.publisher.urlhttps://www.plos.org/en_AU
local.type.statusPublished Versionen_AU

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