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A systematic review was conducted in electronic databases (PubMed, PsycNet, and Web of Science) to retrieve studies assessing emotion recognition and\/or ToM in patients with SAD or GAD, compared to healthy controls, up to March 2022. Meta-analyses using random-effects models were conducted. We identified 21 eligible studies: 13 reported emotion recognition and 10 ToM outcomes, with 585 SAD patients, 178 GAD patients, and 753 controls. Compared to controls, patients with SAD exhibited impairments in emotion recognition (SMD\u2009=\u2009\u22120.32, CI\u2009=\u2009\u22120.47 \u2013 \u22120.16,\n                    <jats:italic>z<\/jats:italic>\n                    =\u2009\u22123.97,\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    &amp;lt;\u20090.0001) and ToM (SMD\u2009=\u2009\u22120.44, CI\u2009=\u2009\u22120.83 \u20130.04,\n                    <jats:italic>z<\/jats:italic>\n                    =\u2009\u22122.18,\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    &amp;lt;\u20090.01). Results for GAD were inconclusive due to the limited number of studies meeting the inclusion criteria (two for each domain). Relevant demographic and clinical variables (age, sex, education level, and anxiety scores) were not significantly correlated with emotion recognition or ToM impairments in SAD and GAD. Further studies employing ecological measures with larger and homogenous samples are needed to better delineate the factors influencing social cognition outcomes in both SAD and GAD.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyt.2023.1192683","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,5,19]],"date-time":"2023-05-19T00:38:41Z","timestamp":1684456721000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":29,"title":["Performance in emotion recognition and theory of mind tasks in social anxiety and generalized anxiety disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Sandra","family":"Baez","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mar\u00eda 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