Feeling anxious makes it harder to read the emotions of others, claims study

Participants in study also tended to see anger rather than happiness in faces when anxious, say researchers

Being in a state of anxiety makes it harder to read the emotions of others, researchers have claimed.

Difficulties in interpreting the facial expressions of others have previously been linked to a number of psychiatric disorders, while people with a greater tendency to be anxious have been found to have a greater sensitivity to faces showing fear.