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Gender differences in facial expression recognition in survivors of pediatric brain tumors
Author(s) -
Willard Victoria W.,
Hardy Kristina K.,
Bonner Melanie J.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
psycho‐oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.41
H-Index - 137
eISSN - 1099-1611
pISSN - 1057-9249
DOI - 10.1002/pon.1502
Subject(s) - facial expression , psychology , test (biology) , expression (computer science) , audiology , medicine , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , biology , communication , paleontology , computer science , programming language
Objective : To examine the relation between gender, history of cranial radiation therapy (CRT) and facial expression recognition (FER) skill in survivors of pediatric brain tumors. Methods : Fifty‐three survivors (27 females) completed a measure of FER and an intelligence test. Results : There was a significant interaction between gender and CRT on ability to interpret low‐intensity facial expressions, such that females who had not had CRT made fewer errors than either females who had CRT or males. Conclusion : A history of CRT has a notable effect on FER skill in females: girls who received CRT performed significantly more poorly than girls who did not. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.