This study was designed to investigate positive and negative mood effects in children of differen... more This study was designed to investigate positive and negative mood effects in children of different ages (younger children: n = 90, mean age 7 years 3 months; older children: n = 92, mean age 11 years 3 months). Children were asked to evaluate schematic drawings and photographs of ambiguous facial expressions after a happy, a sad, or a neutral mood induction had taken place by means of a mental imagery procedure. In both age groups, mood effects proved to be dependent on the nature of the judgment task. Positive and negative mood effects were found on children's judgments of schematic drawings, whereas the evaluation of photographs resulted in a positive bias only. The results are discussed within the scope of a multiprocess view of the relation between affect and cognition (Forgas, 1991, 1992) and a recent model on mood-sensitive task characteristics (Fiedler, 1991).
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Feb 29, 2008
The self-presentational behaviour of 43 6-to 12-year-old children with high functioning autism sp... more The self-presentational behaviour of 43 6-to 12-year-old children with high functioning autism spectrum disorders (HFASD) and normal intelligence and 43 matched comparisons was investigated. Children were prompted to describe themselves twice, first in a baseline condition and then in a condition where they were asked to convince others to select them for a desirable activity (selfpromotion). Even after controlling for theory of mind skills, children with HFASD used fewer positive selfstatements at baseline, and were less goal-directed during self-promotion than comparison children. Children with HFASD alter their self-presentation when seeking personal gain, but do this less strategically and convincingly than typically-developing children.
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Jun 4, 2009
The development of additive ('If only I had done…') and subtractive ('If only I had not done….') ... more The development of additive ('If only I had done…') and subtractive ('If only I had not done….') counterfactual reasoning was examined in children with High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders (HFASD) (n = 72) and typically developing controls (n = 71), aged 6-12 years. Children were presented four stories where they could generate counterfactuals based on a given consequent (e.g., 'you left muddy footprints in the kitchen. How could that have been prevented?'). Children with HFASD increasingly used subtractive counterfactuals as they got older, but controls showed an increase in additive counterfactuals, which may be linked to their growing adaptive and flexible skills. Children with HFASD likely develop different strategies for their counterfactual reasoning. The role of IQ and ideational fluency will be discussed.
When faced with shame,c hildren can either respond in submissive ways to withdraw from their envi... more When faced with shame,c hildren can either respond in submissive ways to withdraw from their environment or in externalizing ways to oppose their environment. This study tested the hypothesis that fragile-positivev iewso fs elf predispose children to respond in externalizing ways to shame situations. Narcissism, actual and perceived social preference, global self-worth and propensity towards externalizing shame responding werem easured in 122 pre-adolescent children. As expected, results revealed that narcissism, in contrast to global self-worth, was associated with externalizing shame responding. In addition, actual but not perceived social preference was inversely related to externalizing shame responding, suggesting that the social selfperceptions of children prone to employ externalizing shame responses maybeinflated. Discussion focuses on the self-regulatoryf unction of externalizing shame responses.
Genetic Social and General Psychology Monographs, Aug 1, 2000
Symptoms of internalization were examined in relation to children's self-reports of three... more Symptoms of internalization were examined in relation to children's self-reports of three emotions in situations that were either ambiguous or unambiguous as to the child's responsibility for various standard violations. Children ranging in age from 6 to 13 years were drawn from elementary schools (61 boys, 79 girls, mean age = 8.7) and from a community mental health center (23 boys, 18 girls, mean age = 8.5) to which they had been referred for problems related to internalization or externalization. Shame proneness was consistently linked to internalizing symptoms across contexts. Guilt proneness, in response to ambiguous scenarios, was also associated with internalization, whereas pride responses were unrelated to symptoms. Few age- or gender-related differences were found. The results cast doubt on notions that self-conscious emotions, such as guilt, are necessarily adaptive or maladaptive. Systematic research is needed to understand which features of any emotion contribute to children's psychological adjustment.
... Amsterdam) () Stegge, Hedy ( Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) () Bakker, Josje ( Vrije Universit... more ... Amsterdam) () Stegge, Hedy ( Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) () Bakker, Josje ( Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam). RESUMEN. La emoción de vergüenza implica una evaluación negativa por parte del yo. Tradicionalmente, la mayoría de estudios sobre la vergüenza han partido de la ...
Http Dx Doi Org 10 1080 02699931 2010 516924, Oct 19, 2010
Two studies examined the understanding and self-reported use of rules for the expressive display ... more Two studies examined the understanding and self-reported use of rules for the expressive display of emotions in children with high functioning autism spectrum disorders (HFASD) and in typically developing children. In Study 1, children from the two groups reported display rules equally often when presented with hypothetical situations that provided clear motives for using display rules, although emotion-masking displays were more commonly identified for vignettes with prosocial rather than self-protective motives. In Study 2, children were interviewed about display rule use in real life. Children with HFASD reported display rules less often, included more prototypical examples, and referred less often to prosocial motives than typically developing children. Children with HFASD appear to be aware of display rules, but are less adept at identifying the interpersonal functions of such rules than their typically developing peers.
European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 2010
a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Available online xxxx The current article investigates whet... more a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Available online xxxx The current article investigates whether self-reports of children provide reliable and valid information concerning psychopathic personality traits and behaviours. For this purpose, we developed a downward extension of an existing adolescent self-report measure; the Youth Psychopathic traits Inventory [YPI; Andershed, H., Kerr, M., Stattin, H., & Levander, S. (2002). Psychopathic traits in non-referred youths: Initial test of a new assessment tool. In E.S. Blaauw, L. (Ed.), Psychopaths: Current international perspectives (pp. 131-158): The Hague: Elsevier], called the Youth Psychopathic traits Inventory-Child Version (YPI-CV).
a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t The current article investigates whether self-reports of ch... more a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t The current article investigates whether self-reports of children provide reliable and valid information concerning psychopathic personality traits and behaviours. For this purpose, we developed a downward extension of an existing adolescent self-report measure; the Youth Psychopathic traits Inventory [YPI; Andershed, H., Kerr, M., Stattin, H., & Levander, S. (2002). Psychopathic traits in non-referred youths: Initial test of a new assessment tool. In E.S. Blaauw, L. (Ed.), Psychopaths: Current international perspectives (pp. 131-158): The Hague: Elsevier], called the Youth Psychopathic traits Inventory-Child Version (YPI-CV).
Begeleiding van kinderen en jongeren met autisme, 2008
... emotionele vaardigheden bij kinderen met autisme Sander Begeer, Hans Koot, Carolien Rieffe, M... more ... emotionele vaardigheden bij kinderen met autisme Sander Begeer, Hans Koot, Carolien Rieffe, Mark Meerum Terwogt en Hedy Stegge Inleiding ... Op een zelfde wijze leidt lachen tot verbondenheid en zorgt dat de verzorgers hun handelingen herhalen. ...
This study was designed to investigate positive and negative mood effects in children of differen... more This study was designed to investigate positive and negative mood effects in children of different ages (younger children: n = 90, mean age 7 years 3 months; older children: n = 92, mean age 11 years 3 months). Children were asked to evaluate schematic drawings and photographs of ambiguous facial expressions after a happy, a sad, or a neutral mood induction had taken place by means of a mental imagery procedure. In both age groups, mood effects proved to be dependent on the nature of the judgment task. Positive and negative mood effects were found on children's judgments of schematic drawings, whereas the evaluation of photographs resulted in a positive bias only. The results are discussed within the scope of a multiprocess view of the relation between affect and cognition (Forgas, 1991, 1992) and a recent model on mood-sensitive task characteristics (Fiedler, 1991).
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Feb 29, 2008
The self-presentational behaviour of 43 6-to 12-year-old children with high functioning autism sp... more The self-presentational behaviour of 43 6-to 12-year-old children with high functioning autism spectrum disorders (HFASD) and normal intelligence and 43 matched comparisons was investigated. Children were prompted to describe themselves twice, first in a baseline condition and then in a condition where they were asked to convince others to select them for a desirable activity (selfpromotion). Even after controlling for theory of mind skills, children with HFASD used fewer positive selfstatements at baseline, and were less goal-directed during self-promotion than comparison children. Children with HFASD alter their self-presentation when seeking personal gain, but do this less strategically and convincingly than typically-developing children.
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Jun 4, 2009
The development of additive ('If only I had done…') and subtractive ('If only I had not done….') ... more The development of additive ('If only I had done…') and subtractive ('If only I had not done….') counterfactual reasoning was examined in children with High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders (HFASD) (n = 72) and typically developing controls (n = 71), aged 6-12 years. Children were presented four stories where they could generate counterfactuals based on a given consequent (e.g., 'you left muddy footprints in the kitchen. How could that have been prevented?'). Children with HFASD increasingly used subtractive counterfactuals as they got older, but controls showed an increase in additive counterfactuals, which may be linked to their growing adaptive and flexible skills. Children with HFASD likely develop different strategies for their counterfactual reasoning. The role of IQ and ideational fluency will be discussed.
When faced with shame,c hildren can either respond in submissive ways to withdraw from their envi... more When faced with shame,c hildren can either respond in submissive ways to withdraw from their environment or in externalizing ways to oppose their environment. This study tested the hypothesis that fragile-positivev iewso fs elf predispose children to respond in externalizing ways to shame situations. Narcissism, actual and perceived social preference, global self-worth and propensity towards externalizing shame responding werem easured in 122 pre-adolescent children. As expected, results revealed that narcissism, in contrast to global self-worth, was associated with externalizing shame responding. In addition, actual but not perceived social preference was inversely related to externalizing shame responding, suggesting that the social selfperceptions of children prone to employ externalizing shame responses maybeinflated. Discussion focuses on the self-regulatoryf unction of externalizing shame responses.
Genetic Social and General Psychology Monographs, Aug 1, 2000
Symptoms of internalization were examined in relation to children's self-reports of three... more Symptoms of internalization were examined in relation to children's self-reports of three emotions in situations that were either ambiguous or unambiguous as to the child's responsibility for various standard violations. Children ranging in age from 6 to 13 years were drawn from elementary schools (61 boys, 79 girls, mean age = 8.7) and from a community mental health center (23 boys, 18 girls, mean age = 8.5) to which they had been referred for problems related to internalization or externalization. Shame proneness was consistently linked to internalizing symptoms across contexts. Guilt proneness, in response to ambiguous scenarios, was also associated with internalization, whereas pride responses were unrelated to symptoms. Few age- or gender-related differences were found. The results cast doubt on notions that self-conscious emotions, such as guilt, are necessarily adaptive or maladaptive. Systematic research is needed to understand which features of any emotion contribute to children's psychological adjustment.
... Amsterdam) () Stegge, Hedy ( Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) () Bakker, Josje ( Vrije Universit... more ... Amsterdam) () Stegge, Hedy ( Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) () Bakker, Josje ( Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam). RESUMEN. La emoción de vergüenza implica una evaluación negativa por parte del yo. Tradicionalmente, la mayoría de estudios sobre la vergüenza han partido de la ...
Http Dx Doi Org 10 1080 02699931 2010 516924, Oct 19, 2010
Two studies examined the understanding and self-reported use of rules for the expressive display ... more Two studies examined the understanding and self-reported use of rules for the expressive display of emotions in children with high functioning autism spectrum disorders (HFASD) and in typically developing children. In Study 1, children from the two groups reported display rules equally often when presented with hypothetical situations that provided clear motives for using display rules, although emotion-masking displays were more commonly identified for vignettes with prosocial rather than self-protective motives. In Study 2, children were interviewed about display rule use in real life. Children with HFASD reported display rules less often, included more prototypical examples, and referred less often to prosocial motives than typically developing children. Children with HFASD appear to be aware of display rules, but are less adept at identifying the interpersonal functions of such rules than their typically developing peers.
European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 2010
a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Available online xxxx The current article investigates whet... more a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Available online xxxx The current article investigates whether self-reports of children provide reliable and valid information concerning psychopathic personality traits and behaviours. For this purpose, we developed a downward extension of an existing adolescent self-report measure; the Youth Psychopathic traits Inventory [YPI; Andershed, H., Kerr, M., Stattin, H., & Levander, S. (2002). Psychopathic traits in non-referred youths: Initial test of a new assessment tool. In E.S. Blaauw, L. (Ed.), Psychopaths: Current international perspectives (pp. 131-158): The Hague: Elsevier], called the Youth Psychopathic traits Inventory-Child Version (YPI-CV).
a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t The current article investigates whether self-reports of ch... more a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t The current article investigates whether self-reports of children provide reliable and valid information concerning psychopathic personality traits and behaviours. For this purpose, we developed a downward extension of an existing adolescent self-report measure; the Youth Psychopathic traits Inventory [YPI; Andershed, H., Kerr, M., Stattin, H., & Levander, S. (2002). Psychopathic traits in non-referred youths: Initial test of a new assessment tool. In E.S. Blaauw, L. (Ed.), Psychopaths: Current international perspectives (pp. 131-158): The Hague: Elsevier], called the Youth Psychopathic traits Inventory-Child Version (YPI-CV).
Begeleiding van kinderen en jongeren met autisme, 2008
... emotionele vaardigheden bij kinderen met autisme Sander Begeer, Hans Koot, Carolien Rieffe, M... more ... emotionele vaardigheden bij kinderen met autisme Sander Begeer, Hans Koot, Carolien Rieffe, Mark Meerum Terwogt en Hedy Stegge Inleiding ... Op een zelfde wijze leidt lachen tot verbondenheid en zorgt dat de verzorgers hun handelingen herhalen. ...
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