Facial representations of complex affective states combining pain and a negative emotion.

Autor: Tessier MH; School of Psychology, Université Laval, Québec City, Canada.; Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation and Social Integration (Cirris), Québec City, Canada.; CERVO Brain Research Centre, Québec City, Canada., Mazet JP; Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering, Université Laval, Québec City, Canada., Gagner E; School of Psychology, Université Laval, Québec City, Canada.; Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation and Social Integration (Cirris), Québec City, Canada.; CERVO Brain Research Centre, Québec City, Canada., Marcoux A; School of Psychology, Université Laval, Québec City, Canada.; Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation and Social Integration (Cirris), Québec City, Canada.; CERVO Brain Research Centre, Québec City, Canada., Jackson PL; School of Psychology, Université Laval, Québec City, Canada. philip.jackson@psy.ulaval.ca.; Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation and Social Integration (Cirris), Québec City, Canada. philip.jackson@psy.ulaval.ca.; CERVO Brain Research Centre, Québec City, Canada. philip.jackson@psy.ulaval.ca.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Scientific reports [Sci Rep] 2024 May 22; Vol. 14 (1), pp. 11686. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 22.
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-62423-2
Abstrakt: Pain is rarely communicated alone, as it is often accompanied by emotions such as anger or sadness. Communicating these affective states involves shared representations. However, how an individual conceptually represents these combined states must first be tested. The objective of this study was to measure the interaction between pain and negative emotions on two types of facial representations of these states, namely visual (i.e., interactive virtual agents; VAs) and sensorimotor (i.e., one's production of facial configurations). Twenty-eight participants (15 women) read short written scenarios involving only pain or a combined experience of pain and a negative emotion (anger, disgust, fear, or sadness). They produced facial configurations representing these experiences on the faces of the VAs and on their face (own production or imitation of VAs). The results suggest that affective states related to a direct threat to the body (i.e., anger, disgust, and pain) share a similar facial representation, while those that present no immediate danger (i.e., fear and sadness) differ. Although visual and sensorimotor representations of these states provide congruent affective information, they are differently influenced by factors associated with the communication cycle. These findings contribute to our understanding of pain communication in different affective contexts.
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Databáze: MEDLINE