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  • Developmental Psychology
  • Social Neuroscience
  • Child Psychiatry

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  • Peer problems in children are linked to emotion recognition difficulties.
  • Facial responsiveness (motor empathy) may precede emotion processing and affective empathy.
  • Previous studies noted mimicry impairments in conduct problems, but facial responsiveness in young children with peer issues is understudied.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate facial responsiveness to emotional expressions in young children with and without peer relationship problems.
  • To examine the association between facial expressivity and the severity of peer problems.
  • To explore the predictive value of specific emotional responses (sadness, fear) on peer relationship difficulties.

Main Methods:

  • Studied 91 children aged 4–7 years, categorized by teacher-reported peer relationship problems using the Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire.
  • Assessed spontaneous facial emotional responses using iMotions software while children viewed dynamic film clips of sad, happy, or scared children.
  • Analyzed facial muscle movements to quantify emotional expressivity congruent with depicted emotions.

Main Results:

  • Children's facial expressivity was generally congruent with the emotions shown in the clips.
  • No group differences were found in responses to happy expressions.
  • Children with peer problems showed reduced or atypical facial responses to negative emotional clips (sadness, fear).
  • Reduced/atypical facial expressivity to negative emotions correlated with peer problem severity.
  • Atypical responsivity to sadness and reduced responsivity to fear independently predicted peer problems.

Conclusions:

  • Reduced or atypical facial expressiveness in response to peers' dynamic emotions is associated with problematic peer relations in young children.
  • Findings suggest motor empathy deficits may underlie social difficulties.
  • Implications for early identification and interventions to foster prosocial development are discussed.