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

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00023752%3A_____%2F16%3A43914961" target="_blank" >RIV/00023752:_____/16:43914961 - isvavai.cz</a>

Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/00216208:11240/16:10322823

Výsledek na webu

<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>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

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

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

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.

Název v anglickém jazyce

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

Popis výsledku anglicky

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.

Druh

J_x - Nezařazeno - Článek v odborném periodiku (Jimp, Jsc a Jost)

CEP obor

AC - Archeologie, antropologie, etnologie

OECD FORD obor

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Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/ED2.1.00%2F03.0078" target="_blank" >ED2.1.00/03.0078: Národní ústav duševního zdraví</a><br>

Návaznosti

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

Rok uplatnění

2016

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název periodika

Chemosensory Perception

ISSN

1936-5802

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

9

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

2

Stát vydavatele periodika

US - Spojené státy americké

Počet stran výsledku

13

Strana od-do

56-68

Kód UT WoS článku

000379009100002

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-84962660858