Childhood Adversity Is Associated with Adult Theory of Mind and Social Affiliation, but Not Face Processing.

People vary substantially in their ability to acquire and maintain social ties. Here, we use a combined epidemiological and individual differences approach to understand the childhood roots of adult social cognitive functioning. We assessed exposure to 25 forms of traumatic childhood experiences in...

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Main Authors: Laura Germine, Erin C Dunn, Katie A McLaughlin, Jordan W Smoller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4466913?pdf=render