Sexual Orientation May Affect the Intensity of Facial Emotions Required for Correct Emotion Detection in Women

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Keyword: LGBTQ+

Abstract: Studies suggest facial emotion recognition may be associated with sexual orientation. Two studies examined emotion recognition accuracy and detection in women across six emotions (S1: n = 105 heterosexual/39 sexual minority; S2: n = 112 heterosexual/36 sexual minority). Sexual minority women recognized happy emotions at lower intensities than heterosexual women.

• Kirsten Oinonen (Presenting Author)
• Smruthi Venkateshan (Author)
• Kirsten Oinonen (Author)
• Bianca Boboc (Author)
• Kaleigh Etienne-Power (Author)