Judith Semon Dubas

Publications (2)3.55 Total impact

• Article: Decoding Basic and Non-basic Facial Expressions and Depressive Symptoms in Late Childhood and Adolescence

  Yolanda van Beek, Judith Semon Dubas
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  ABSTRACT: This study examined the relationship between decoding nonverbal cues and depressive symptoms in a general school population of 606 children and adolescents (9–15years). The focus was on the perceived intensity of several emotions in both basic and non-basic facial expressions. The perceived intensities of anger and joy in low intensity facial expressions were related to depression. The higher the perceived intensity of anger the more depressed adolescents were, whereas the reversed effect was found for the perception of joy, but only in girls. These results suggest that the development of decoding biases in low intensity facial expressions may be useful for understanding the development of individual and gender differences in depression during adolescence.
  Journal of Nonverbal Behavior 04/2012; 32(1):53-64. · 1.77 Impact Factor
• Article: Age and Gender Differences in Decoding Basic and Non-basic Facial Expressions in Late Childhood and Early Adolescence

  Yolanda van Beek, Judith Semon Dubas
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  ABSTRACT: This study examined age and gender differences in decoding nonverbal cues in a school population of 606 (pre)adolescents (9–15years). The focus was on differences in the perceived intensity of several emotions in both basic and non-basic facial expressions. Age differences were found in decoding low intensity and ambiguous faces, but not in basic expressions. Older adolescents indicated more negative meaning in these more subtle and complex facial cues. Girls attributed more anger to both basic and non-basic facial expressions and showed a general negative bias in decoding non-basic facial expressions compared to boys. Findings are interpreted in the light of the development of emotion regulation and the importance for developing relationships.
  Journal of Nonverbal Behavior 04/2012; 32(1):37-52. · 1.77 Impact Factor