Department of Psychology, Florida Atlantic University, USA.
Department of Behavioral Sciences, Ariel University, Israel.
Infant Behav Dev. 2023 Aug;72:101869. doi: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2023.101869. Epub 2023 Aug 8.
The relationship between movement synchrony and global scores of behavioral synchrony were investigated during a naturalistic free-play between 33 infants (ages 12- to 24-months) and their mothers using a video-conferencing platform. We assessed movement synchrony by applying an automatic tool, motion-energy analysis (MEA), to the obtained video data. Dyadic movement synchrony was associated with higher levels of maternal sensitivity, infant involvement, dyadic reciprocity, and a child-led interaction pattern. This demonstrates the feasibility of using MEA as an automatic tool for assessing movement synchrony in mother-infant dyads and its application for investigating naturalistic at-home free play sessions in a remote setting.
本研究采用视频会议平台，对 33 名 12 至 24 月龄婴儿与其母亲在自然状态下的自由玩耍过程进行观察，旨在探究动作同步性与行为同步整体评分之间的关系。我们通过对获取的视频数据应用运动能量分析（MEA）这一自动工具，来评估动作同步性。对偶动作同步性与母亲敏感性、婴儿参与度、对偶互惠性和以儿童为主导的互动模式呈正相关。这表明 MEA 作为一种自动工具，可用于评估母婴对子的动作同步性，且可应用于远程环境下对自然状态下家庭自由玩耍场景的研究。
