Gaze characteristics towards emotional portraits in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
10.3969/j.issn.1000-6729.2025.11.07
- VernacularTitle:注意缺陷多动障碍儿童对情绪人像的注视特征
- Author:
Jiabei HE
1
;
Meihui QIU
1
;
Weiping XIA
1
;
Lu LU
1
;
Jingyi WU
1
;
Xuan CAO
1
;
Jinsong ZHANG
1
Author Information
1. 上海交通大学医学院附属新华医院临床心理科,上海 200092
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder;
child;
eye-tracking technology;
emotional image
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
2025;39(11):970-975
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To explore the gaze characteristics towards emotional portraits in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder(ADHD),in order to reveal their potential unique patterns of emotional cognition.Methods:A case-control design was employed,including 81 children diagnosed with the DSM-5 ADHD and 57 normal control(NC)children.Emotional images from the Chinese Children's Emotional Image Library were used as stimuli.The Tobii Pro X3-120 eye-tracking device was utilized to record fixation count(FC)and fixation duration percentage(FDP)under a free-viewing paradigm.Mixed-effects ANOVA was applied to explore the effects of group,gaze region(eyes and mouth),and emotional attributes on gaze characteristics,controlling for gen-der and age.Results:The FC and FDP of ADHD children were lower than those of NC children,particularly in the eye region of non-negative emotional images(P＜0.05).However,no significant differences were observed be-tween the two groups when viewing negative emotional images(sadness and anger)(P＞0.05).NC children ex-hibited a significant emotional bias effect in their gaze behavior towards emotional portraits(P＜0.05),whereas ADHD group showed only slight differences between non-negative emotional images(adjusted P＜0.05),indica-ting a weaker overall emotional attention bias.Conclusion:Children with ADHD display reduced attention to non-negative emotional expressions and a diminished emotional attention bias,suggesting potential deficits in emotional processing during face perception.
