Expressões faciais em desenhos e fotografias: análise do desempenho de reconhecimento

Abstract

Emotions are determinants for the quality of life of human beings. They occur in all relationships in which individuals are involved - in the workplace, in the relationships of friendships, in relationships with family members, and in the most intimate relationships. Emotions can save a life, but they can also cause real damage. (EKMAN, 2003). The present study analyzed the perception of facial expressions of emotion in children, comparing performance in recognition through the use of drawings and photographs. The emotions evaluated were happiness, anger, fear, sadness, neutral face, disgust and surprise. 189 children participated in this study, 100 (52.9%) children answered the instrument in drawings, and 89 (47.1%) answered the instrument in photographs. All were in elementary school I of the public network of the municipality of João Pessoa / PB, aged between 9 and 11 years and both sexes. The Test of Emotion Comprehension (TEC) and teste Brincar com as Emoções: Tarefas de Reconhecimento de Expressões Faciais de Emoção (BETREF) test were used, in the instruments each factor analyzes a specific component of emotional competence. The Kruskal-Wallis test was used and the significance level was set at p <0.05, and the test was used for analysis, since the data had a normal distribution, and the Mann-Whitney U test was not significant. It should be noted that the instrument in TEC drawings was superior to the instrument in BETREF photographs in the components of both tests. It should be noted that there are differences between instruments, being the best performance for the instrument in drawings.