Children in sync: exploring how interpersonal synchrony experience induces cooperation between child peers

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Název: Children in sync: exploring how interpersonal synchrony experience induces cooperation between child peers
Autoři: Tal-Chen Rabinowitch, Rechele Brooks, Andrew N. Meltzoff
Zdroj: Scientific Reports, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2024)
Informace o vydavateli: Nature Portfolio, 2024.
Rok vydání: 2024
Sbírka: LCC:Medicine
LCC:Science
Témata: Interpersonal synchrony, Children, Cooperation, Prosocial, Music, Medicine, Science
Popis: Abstract Synchronous interpersonal movements induce positive prosocial behaviors in adults and children. The processes that underlie this are debated. Here, we investigate the extent to which visual cues available during synchrony experience—particularly shared facial expressions and mutual eye contact—are necessary. Pairs of same-sex 4-year-olds (N = 216 children; 50% girls; 81% white) from the US were randomly assigned to synchronized versus asynchronized swinging experience. Access to visual information was experimentally manipulated by using a transparent versus translucent barrier between the children. The translucent barrier acted as a visual filter preventing children from monitoring facial cues while still enabling them to see whether the partner was swinging in synchrony. After the swinging experience, all pairs of children were administered the same tests of cooperation. The children administered synchronous movement performed better on the cooperation tasks, and there was no significant difference as a function of barrier transparency. This suggests that the positive effects of synchrony do not require visual resolution of the partner’s social-emotional facial cues. These findings advance our understanding about factors contributing to synchrony-induced cooperation between children.
Druh dokumentu: article
Popis souboru: electronic resource
Jazyk: English
ISSN: 2045-2322
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-78810-8
Přístupová URL adresa: https://doaj.org/article/44e01f2f7f3248beb678cadd89c4730d
Přístupové číslo: edsdoj.44e01f2f7f3248beb678cadd89c4730d
Databáze: Directory of Open Access Journals
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Abstrakt:Abstract Synchronous interpersonal movements induce positive prosocial behaviors in adults and children. The processes that underlie this are debated. Here, we investigate the extent to which visual cues available during synchrony experience—particularly shared facial expressions and mutual eye contact—are necessary. Pairs of same-sex 4-year-olds (N = 216 children; 50% girls; 81% white) from the US were randomly assigned to synchronized versus asynchronized swinging experience. Access to visual information was experimentally manipulated by using a transparent versus translucent barrier between the children. The translucent barrier acted as a visual filter preventing children from monitoring facial cues while still enabling them to see whether the partner was swinging in synchrony. After the swinging experience, all pairs of children were administered the same tests of cooperation. The children administered synchronous movement performed better on the cooperation tasks, and there was no significant difference as a function of barrier transparency. This suggests that the positive effects of synchrony do not require visual resolution of the partner’s social-emotional facial cues. These findings advance our understanding about factors contributing to synchrony-induced cooperation between children.
ISSN:20452322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-024-78810-8