[article]
| Titre : |
Kindergarten-aged children with autism spectrum disorder show differential cognitive control to neutral vs. emotional faces in a go/no-go task |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Auteurs : |
Hsin-Hui LU, Auteur ; Tien-Ai CHANG, Auteur ; Hsing-Chang NI, Auteur ; Shoou-Lian HWANG-GU, Auteur |
| Article en page(s) : |
202945 |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Mots-clés : |
Emotional face condition Cognitive control Self-regulation Reactive control Proactive control |
| Index. décimale : |
PER Périodiques |
| Résumé : |
Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are at increased risk of difficulties in cognitive control, a core self-regulatory function supporting flexible behavior. This study examined cognitive control in kindergarten-aged children with ASD, focusing on responses to neutral and emotional facial expressions and associations with autistic-like traits. Participants were 136 Chinese children aged 5–6 years (ASD: n = 68, M = 5.90, SD = 0.41, range = 5.06–6.86, 59 boys; neurotypical peers: n = 68, M = 5.92, SD = 0.26, range = 5.51–6.32, 40 boys). All participants completed Go/No-Go tasks using neutral–happy and neutral–angry facial stimuli. The groups did not differ in nonverbal cognitive ability; however, children with ASD showed lower overall task sensitivity. While commission and omission error rates to emotional faces were comparable between groups, children with ASD made significantly more commission (ηp² =.03) and omission errors (ηp² =.05) when responding to neutral faces. Moreover, error rates in the neutral-face condition were positively associated with autistic-like communication traits (β = 0.21 for both error types). These findings suggest that emotional facial cues enhance attentional engagement in young children with ASD and are associated with more stable performance. In contrast, ambiguous social cues may require increased social interpretation and place greater demands on sustained attentional engagement and control processes. |
| En ligne : |
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reia.2026.202945 |
| Permalink : |
https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=592 |
in Research in Autism > 136 (August 2026) . - 202945
[article] Kindergarten-aged children with autism spectrum disorder show differential cognitive control to neutral vs. emotional faces in a go/no-go task [texte imprimé] / Hsin-Hui LU, Auteur ; Tien-Ai CHANG, Auteur ; Hsing-Chang NI, Auteur ; Shoou-Lian HWANG-GU, Auteur . - 202945. Langues : Anglais ( eng) in Research in Autism > 136 (August 2026) . - 202945
| Mots-clés : |
Emotional face condition Cognitive control Self-regulation Reactive control Proactive control |
| Index. décimale : |
PER Périodiques |
| Résumé : |
Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are at increased risk of difficulties in cognitive control, a core self-regulatory function supporting flexible behavior. This study examined cognitive control in kindergarten-aged children with ASD, focusing on responses to neutral and emotional facial expressions and associations with autistic-like traits. Participants were 136 Chinese children aged 5–6 years (ASD: n = 68, M = 5.90, SD = 0.41, range = 5.06–6.86, 59 boys; neurotypical peers: n = 68, M = 5.92, SD = 0.26, range = 5.51–6.32, 40 boys). All participants completed Go/No-Go tasks using neutral–happy and neutral–angry facial stimuli. The groups did not differ in nonverbal cognitive ability; however, children with ASD showed lower overall task sensitivity. While commission and omission error rates to emotional faces were comparable between groups, children with ASD made significantly more commission (ηp² =.03) and omission errors (ηp² =.05) when responding to neutral faces. Moreover, error rates in the neutral-face condition were positively associated with autistic-like communication traits (β = 0.21 for both error types). These findings suggest that emotional facial cues enhance attentional engagement in young children with ASD and are associated with more stable performance. In contrast, ambiguous social cues may require increased social interpretation and place greater demands on sustained attentional engagement and control processes. |
| En ligne : |
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reia.2026.202945 |
| Permalink : |
https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=592 |
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Kindergarten-aged children with autism spectrum disorder show differential cognitive control to neutral vs. emotional faces in a go/no-go task in Research in Autism, 136 (August 2026)
