Social gaze behavior and hyperarousal in young females with fragile X syndrome: A within-person approach
| العنوان: | Social gaze behavior and hyperarousal in young females with fragile X syndrome: A within-person approach |
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| المؤلفون: | Jonas G. Miller, Roxanna Sharifi, Aaron Piccirilli, Rihui Li, Cindy H. Lee, Kristi L. Bartholomay, Tracy L. Jordan, Matthew J. Marzelli, Jennifer L. Bruno, Amy A. Lightbody, Allan L. Reiss |
| المصدر: | Development and Psychopathology. :1-12 |
| بيانات النشر: | Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2023. |
| سنة النشر: | 2023 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Psychiatry and Mental health, Developmental and Educational Psychology |
| الوصف: | Children with fragile X syndrome (FXS) often avoid eye contact, a behavior that is potentially related to hyperarousal. Prior studies, however, have focused on between-person associations rather than coupling of within-person changes in gaze behaviors and arousal. In addition, there is debate about whether prompts to maintain eye contact are beneficial for individuals with FXS. In a study of young females (ages 6–16), we used eye tracking to assess gaze behavior and pupil dilation during social interactions in a group with FXS (n = 32) and a developmentally similar comparison group (n = 23). Participants engaged in semi-structured conversations with a female examiner during blocks with and without verbal prompts to maintain eye contact. We identified a social–behavioral and psychophysiological profile that is specific to females with FXS; this group exhibited lower mean levels of eye contact, significantly increased mean pupil dilation during conversations that included prompts to maintain eye contact, and showed stronger positive coupling between eye contact and pupil dilation. Our findings strengthen support for the perspective that gaze aversion in FXS reflects negative reinforcement of social avoidance behavior. We also found that behavioral skills training may improve eye contact, but maintaining eye contact appears to be physiologically taxing for females with FXS. |
| تدمد: | 1469-2198 0954-5794 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/s095457942300038x |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::94ba715dc92f0b12b7cde3bb513d3976 https://doi.org/10.1017/s095457942300038x |
| Rights: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi...........94ba715dc92f0b12b7cde3bb513d3976 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 14692198 09545794 |
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| DOI: | 10.1017/s095457942300038x |