宾汉姆顿大学研究人员发现，儿童对面部表情的关注模式与其抑郁症风险密切相关，且这种关联因家族病史而异1。该研究通过为期两年的纵向追踪，对242名儿童及其母亲每六个月进行一次评估，使用眼动追踪技术测量儿童在观看中性和情绪表情面孔时的注意力分布1。
研究结果表明，有母亲重度抑郁症病史的高风险儿童在抑郁症状加重时，会将更多注意力聚焦在悲伤面孔上；而无母亲抑郁症病史的低风险儿童则表现出对快乐面孔关注的减少1。心境障碍研究所主任Brandon Gibb表示"对于已经处于风险中的孩子，他们越是经历抑郁症状，就越失去将注意力从周围悲伤事物上移开的能力"1。论文第一作者Kelly Gair指出"我们的结果表明这些变化可能更具长期性，且可能因家族史而异"1。这项研究首次发现了注意力偏差与抑郁症状之间的双向预测关系，相关论文已发表在《心理病理学与临床科学杂志》2026年第135卷第6期1。
Researchers at Binghamton University have identified a pattern in how children at risk for depression focus their attention on facial expressions, with the pattern varying based on family history of the disorder.1 A two-year longitudinal study tracking 242 children and their mothers found that high-risk children—those whose mothers have a history of major depression—increasingly fixate on sad faces as their depressive symptoms worsen.1 In contrast, low-risk children without maternal depression history show a different pattern: they demonstrate reduced attention to happy faces as symptoms increase.1
The researchers used eye-tracking technology to measure where children directed their gaze while viewing pairs of neutral and emotional facial expressions, with assessments conducted every six months over the study period.1 This investigation marks the first time scientists have documented a bidirectional predictive relationship between attentional bias and depressive symptoms in children.1 According to Brandon Gibb, director of the Mood Disorders Research Institute at Binghamton, "For children already at risk, the more they experience depressive symptoms, the more they lose the ability to divert their attention away from sad things around them."1 Kelly Gair, the paper's lead author, noted that "our results suggest these changes may be more enduring and may differ based on family history."1
The findings were published in the Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science in 2026, volume 135, issue 6, with DOI: 10.1037/abn0001132.1
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