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ArticleScientific reports2025

Loneliness is related to facial emotion perception in people with HIV.

Moka Yoo-Jeong, Rebecca E Easter, Jennifer M Coughlin, Raha M Dastgheyb, Scott A Langenecker, Gabriela Molestina, Juhi Patel, Skylar Rucci, Eran F Shorer, Isabelle Thompson and 3 more

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Moka Yoo-JeongSchool of Nursing, Bouvé College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Ave Robinson Hall 106 J, Boston, MA, 02115, USA. m.yoo-jeong@northeastern.edu.
Rebecca E EasterDepartment of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Jennifer M CoughlinDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
Raha M DastgheybDepartment of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Scott A LangeneckerDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
Gabriela MolestinaDepartment of Population, Family, and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Juhi PatelDepartment of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, BA, Maryland, USA.
Skylar RucciDepartment of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, BA, Maryland, USA.
Eran F ShorerDepartment of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Isabelle ThompsonDepartment of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, BA, Maryland, USA.
Alejandra WoolseyDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
Tracey E WilsonDepartment of Community Health Sciences and Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs and Research, Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
Leah H RubinDepartment of Neurology, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Department of Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology, Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Funding

Therapeutic CoreP30MH075673 · NIMH · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI Leah Helane Rubin · 2006 to 2026
$33.2M
Social connections, risk for COVID-era psychiatric and substance use disorders, and HIV controlR01MH128955 · NIMH · SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER · PI Jacquelyn Leigh Meyers, TRACEY ELIZABETH WILSON · 2022 to 2026
$3.2M
NIMH NIH HHS P30 MH075673NIMH NIH HHS P30MH075673NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH128955NIMH NIH HHS R01MH128955
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Abstract

Loneliness, defined as unmet needs for intimate relationships (emotional loneliness) or larger social connections (social loneliness), is a risk factor for internalizing disorders common among people with HIV (PWH). While loneliness is associated with facial emotion perception (FEP)-the ability to recognize others' emotional expressions-research has focused on healthier, younger populations, limiting its generalizability to PWH. Further, the extent to which emotional and social loneliness is associated with FEP has not been examined. As such, this study assessed the relationship between loneliness subtypes and FEP in 75 PWH (mean age = 59.4; 56% male; 77% Black). Participants completed the De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale and an FEP Task that measures recognition of happy, sad, angry, fearful, and neutral emotions. Emotional loneliness was associated with reduced neutral bias (r=- 0.28, P = 0.014) and lower overall accuracy (r=- 0.46, P < 0.001), including poorer recognition of fear, anger, happy, and neutral emotions. Social loneliness was related to greater inaccuracy in identifying negative emotions (r = 0.29, P = 0.011) and misperception of fear (r = 0.22, P = 0.049). Findings suggest that emotional and social loneliness are related to different aspects of FEP, underscoring the need for interventions targeting loneliness subtypes to improve FEP deficits and social-emotional functioning in PWH.

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EmotionsFacial ExpressionFacial RecognitionHIV InfectionsLonelinessAdultAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedEmotional lonelinessFacial emotion perceptionFacial emotion processingLonelinessPeople with HIVSocial loneliness

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PMID40595899
PMCPMC12215490

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