@inproceedings{d94489412f6d4a44ab68e7bb2ca8f8cc,
title = "Investigating the influence of partner gaze on the relationship between interpersonal coordination and social anxiety",
abstract = "Interpersonal coordination is a key determinant of successful social interaction but is disrupted for people who experience social anxiety. Effective coordination rests on individuals directing their attention toward others, an effect well-documented in previous literature. Yet, little research has considered the concurrent behaviour of interaction partners. Using a novel virtual reality task, we investigated how partner gaze (i.e., direct vs. averted) influenced the emergence of interpersonal coordination. The results revealed two novel effects: (i) spontaneous coordination was diminished in the averted (cf. direct) gaze condition; (ii) spontaneous coordination was positively related to symptoms of social anxiety, but only when partner gaze was averted. This latter finding contrasts the extant literature and points to interaction intensity as a factor governing the social anxiety-coordination association. More broadly, this work provides further evidence that emergent patterns of interpersonal coordination fluctuate as a function of changes in social context and the behaviour of others.",
keywords = "interpersonal coordination, social anxiety, gaze behaviour, virtual reality",
author = "Macpherson, {M. C.} and Brown, {A. J.} and Kallen, {R. W.} and Richardson, {M. J.} and Miles, {L. K.}",
note = "Copyright the Author(s) 2023. Version archived for private and non-commercial use with the permission of the author/s and according to publisher conditions. For further rights please contact the publisher.; Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society (45th : 2023) ; Conference date: 26-07-2023 Through 30-07-2023",
year = "2023",
language = "English",
series = "Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society",
publisher = "Cognitive Science Society",
pages = "1840--1847",
editor = "M. Goldwater and Anggoro, {F. K.} and Hayes, {B. K.} and Ong, {D. C.}",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the 45th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society",
}