Roman-Juan Josep, Fiol-Veny Aina, Zuzama Neus, Caimari-Ferragut Margalida, Bornas Xavier, Balle Maria
University Research Institute of Health Sciences, University of the Balearic Islands, Palma, Spain.
Dev Psychobiol. 2020 Dec;62(8):1062-1075. doi: 10.1002/dev.21976. Epub 2020 May 11.
Adolescence is a vulnerable period in terms of the onset of anxiety disorders, and dyadic parent-adolescent interactions may play a key role in either increasing or reducing the risk of psychopathologies. This study examines the presence of physiological synchrony (specifically, linkage in interbeat interval series) and non-verbal synchrony in positive and negative interactions between adolescents (aged 13-16) and their fathers. Non-verbal synchrony was quantified through the coordination of the interactants' body movements, using an automated video-analysis algorithm (motion energy analysis). Participants were made up of 53 parent-adolescent dyads, the latter at either low (n = 28) or high (n = 25) risk of anxiety. Adolescents at low risk of anxiety displayed statistically significant levels of non-verbal synchrony with their fathers during positive interactions. Non-verbal synchrony was not found in the father-adolescent dyads featuring adolescents at high risk of anxiety. Physiological synchrony was not significantly present above chance level in either of the groups of adolescents. Overall, the results suggest that adolescents at high risk of anxiety may have difficulties in managing non-distressing interactions with their fathers. The results also suggest that physiological synchrony is not a straightforward phenomenon.
就焦虑症的发病而言，青春期是一个脆弱时期，父母与青少年的二元互动可能在增加或降低精神病理学风险方面发挥关键作用。本研究考察了青少年（13 - 16岁）与其父亲之间积极和消极互动中生理同步性（具体而言，心跳间期序列的关联性）和非言语同步性的存在情况。非言语同步性通过使用自动视频分析算法（运动能量分析）对互动者身体动作的协调性进行量化。参与者由53对父母 - 青少年二元组组成，其中青少年处于低焦虑风险（n = 28）或高焦虑风险（n = 25）。低焦虑风险的青少年在积极互动中与父亲表现出具有统计学意义的非言语同步性。在高焦虑风险青少年的父子二元组中未发现非言语同步性。在两组青少年中，生理同步性均未显著高于随机水平。总体而言，结果表明高焦虑风险的青少年在与父亲进行无压力互动时可能存在困难。结果还表明生理同步性并非一个简单的现象。
