BRIEF REPORT Dyadic effects in nonverbal communication: A variance partitioning analysis

Authors: Elfenbein, Hillary Anger; Foo, Maw Der; Boldry, Jennifer; Tan, Hwee Hoon

Source: Cognition and Emotion, Volume 20, Number 1, Number 1/January 2006 , pp. 149-159(11)

Publisher: Psychology Press, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

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Abstract:

Using Kenny's (1994) Social Relations Model, a block-round robin design provided the first reported evidence for dyadic effects in nonverbal communication. That is, some dyads were systematically more or less accurate than the individual-level skill of perceivers and expressors would predict. This dyadic effect appears to be similar in magnitude to individual differences in emotional perception, a topic garnering extensive research attention over several decades. Results generally replicated for judgements across genders and across two cultural groups. These preliminary findings have implications for research on emotional intelligence and other models of affective skill, raising the possibility that accuracy in nonverbal communication combines individual differences with factors beyond the individual level.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02699930500339908

Affiliations: 1: National University of Singapore

Publication date: 2006-01-01

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