Korean Journal of Forensic Psychology (한국심리학회지:법)

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Exploring facial emotion processing in individuals with psychopathic traits during the implicit/explicit tasks: An ERP study

암묵적/외현적 과제에서 나타난 정신병질특성집단의 얼굴 정서 처리: 사건관련전위 연구

  • Lee, Ye-Ji (Department of Forensic Psychology, Kyonggi University) ;
  • Kim, Young Youn (Department of Forensic Psychology, Kyonggi University)
  • 이예지 (경기대학교 범죄심리학과) ;
  • 김영윤 (경기대학교 범죄심리학과)
  • Received : 2021.06.28
  • Published : 2021.07.31
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Abstract

This study examined the differences in facial emotion processing related to psychopathic traits. On the basis of the Psychopathic Personality Inventory-Revised (Lee & Park, 2008), students were divided into psychopathic trait (n=15) and control (n=15) groups. Participants performed two tasks consisted of negative(angry, fear, sad) and neutral faces. Event-related potentials(EPRs) were recorded when participants categorized gender in the implicit task and emotion in the explicit task. We analyzed the late positive potentials(LPP) amplitude to investigate differences in emotion processing between psychopathic trait group and control group. In the implicit task, there was no significant difference in both groups. However, there was a significant interaction between emotion and group at the frontocentral region in the explicit task. The psychopathic trait group showed greater LPP amplitudes for the neutral faces than for the negative faces, whereas the control group showed similar LPP amplitudes for the neutral and negative faces at the frontocentral site. These results might reflect the abnormalities in emotional processing in individuals with psychopathic traits.

본 연구는 정신병질 특성을 가지고 있는 집단이 정서적 얼굴을 처리하는 데 있어서 어떤 차이가 있는지 알아보았다. 정신병질적 성격 검사 개정판에 따라 15명의 정신병질 특성집단과 15명의 통제집단을 선별하였다. 실험 참여자들은 화남, 공포, 슬픔으로 구성된 부정적 얼굴과 무표정인 중성적 얼굴이 자극으로 사용된 과제를 수행하였다. 피험자가 자극의 성별을 판단하는 암묵적 과제와 정서를 판단하는 외현적 과제를 수행하는 동안 사건관련전위가 측정되었다. 정서처리과정에서 나타나는 정신병질 특성집단과 통제집단의 차이를 조사하기 위해 LPP(late positive potentials) 진폭을 분석하였다. 암묵적 과제에서는 두 집단 간 유의미한 차이가 나타나지 않았다. 그러나 외현적 과제에서는 집단과 정서 간 유의미한 상호작용이 전두중심영역에서 나타났다. 부정적 얼굴과 중성적 얼굴에서 비슷한 LPP 진폭을 보인 통제집단과 다르게 정신병질 특성집단은 부정적 얼굴에 비해 중성적 얼굴에서 더 큰 진폭을 보였다. 이러한 결과는 정신병질 특성집단이 가지는 정서 처리의 비정상성을 반영한다고 볼 수 있다.

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