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  • Social Psychology
  • Nonverbal Communication
  • Human Interaction Dynamics

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  • Understanding the interplay between nonverbal behavior and emotional states is crucial in social psychology.
  • Previous research suggests links between synchrony, mimicry, and emotion in relationships.
  • The causal direction and influencing factors of this relationship require further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between interactants' affectivity and nonverbal synchrony during dyadic social interactions.
  • To explore the influence of personality traits, sex, and interaction tasks on affectivity and synchrony.
  • To determine the causal direction between nonverbal synchrony and affect.

Main Methods:

  • 168 participants formed same-sex dyads for cooperative, competitive, and 'fun task' interactions.
  • Nonverbal synchrony was quantified using automated motion energy analysis of body movements.
  • Hierarchical linear modeling analyzed the association between affect, synchrony, and other variables.

Main Results:

  • Significant moderate to strong effect sizes for synchrony were observed, particularly in competitive and fun task conditions.
  • Positive affect was positively associated with synchrony, while negative affect was negatively associated.
  • Data supported synchrony as a cause of affect, not vice versa, with the strongest link observed in female dyads.

Conclusions:

  • Nonverbal synchrony is a significant factor influencing emotional states during social interactions.
  • The findings suggest a potential mechanism for the correlation between synchrony and affect in relationships.
  • The influence of synchrony on affect is particularly pronounced in female dyads.