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Social approach in preschool children with Williams syndrome: the role of the face

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Dodd, H. F. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1446-5338, Porter, M. A., Peters, G. L. and Rapee, R. M. (2010) Social approach in preschool children with Williams syndrome: the role of the face. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 54 (3). pp. 194-203. ISSN 0964-2633 doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2009.01241.x

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Background Indiscriminate social approach behaviour is a salient aspect of the Williams syndrome (WS) behavioural phenotype. The present study examines approach behaviour in preschoolers with WS and evaluates the role of the face in WS social approach behaviour. Method Ten preschoolers with WS (aged 3-6 years) and two groups of typically developing children, matched to the WS group on chronological or mental age, participated in an observed play session. The play session incorporated social and non-social components including two components that assessed approach behaviour towards strangers, one in which the stranger’s face could be seen and one in which the stranger’s face was covered. Results In response to the non-social aspects of the play session, the WS group behaved similarly to both control groups. In contrast, the preschoolers with WS were significantly more willing than either control group to engage with a stranger, even when the stranger’s face could not be seen. Conclusion The findings challenge the hypothesis that an unusual attraction to the face directly motivates social approach behaviour in individuals with WS.

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Item Type Article
URI https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/id/eprint/33963
Identification Number/DOI 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2009.01241.x
Refereed Yes
Divisions No Reading authors. Back catalogue items
Life Sciences > School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences > Department of Psychology
Life Sciences > School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences > Psychopathology and Affective Neuroscience
Life Sciences > School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences > Anxiety and Depression in Young People (AnDY)
Uncontrolled Keywords Williams syndrome; observation; social approach; sociability; face
Publisher Wiley
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