Children's exposure to odors in everyday contexts predicts their odor awareness

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Alternative codes found

RIV/00216208:11240/16:10322823

Result on the web

<a href="http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12078-016-9205-3" target="_blank" >http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12078-016-9205-3</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12078-016-9205-3" target="_blank" >10.1007/s12078-016-9205-3</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Children's exposure to odors in everyday contexts predicts their odor awareness

Original language description

Introduction A great degree of interindividual variability has been reported in measures of psychophysical olfactory performance and odor awareness in both children and adults. Previous studies have suggested the possibility that one of the factors that might contribute to this variability could be the degree of odor exposure experienced in everyday contexts. Aim In the present study, we hypothesized that children exposed to a greater variety of odors on a more frequent basis exhibit higher odor identification, discrimination, and odor awareness scores. Results We have found an effect of odor exposure on one aspect of the children's olfactory knowledge as reflected in their reports of olfactory behavior, but not olfactory abilities. In so doing, we have replicated some of the previous findings in the literature of the female advantage in the olfactory domain. Namely, we report that girls showed a more profound metacognitive understanding of their sense of smell and a greater degree of olfaction-oriented behavior, which was not accounted for by a gender difference in verbal fluency. Nevertheless, girls did not outperform boys on any of the olfactory tests. Conclusion Semi-longitudinal and longitudinal studies in verbally proficient children, employing both self- and parental reports of children's odor exposure and repeated olfactory testing, may provide insight into whether children exposed more frequently to a greater variety of odors over the longer term come to exhibit greater odor awareness and superior performance in olfactory tests.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

AC - Archaeology, anthropology, ethnology

OECD FORD branch

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Project

<a href="/en/project/ED2.1.00%2F03.0078" target="_blank" >ED2.1.00/03.0078: National institute of Mental Health</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2016

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Chemosensory Perception

ISSN

1936-5802

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

9

Issue of the periodical within the volume

2

Country of publishing house

US - UNITED STATES

Number of pages

13

Pages from-to

56-68

UT code for WoS article

000379009100002

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-84962660858