Human observers are accurate in judging personal relationships in real-life settings: A methodological tool for human observational research
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Human observers are accurate in judging personal relationships in real-life settings : A methodological tool for human observational research. / Liebst, Lasse Suonperä; Baggesen, Lasse ; Dausel, Kasper L; Pallante, Virginia; Lindegaard, Marie Rosenkrantz.
I: Field Methods, Bind 35, Nr. 4, 2023, s. 364-377.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Human observers are accurate in judging personal relationships in real-life settings
T2 - A methodological tool for human observational research
AU - Liebst, Lasse Suonperä
AU - Baggesen, Lasse
AU - Dausel, Kasper L
AU - Pallante, Virginia
AU - Lindegaard, Marie Rosenkrantz
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - One limitation of the naturalistic observation method is that it is understudied how accurately personal relationships may be judged by observers in real-life settings. To assess this judgment accuracy, we observed 285 dyads of individuals in public places and then asked whether they were affiliated or strangers. We found that human observers were very accurate in judging peoples’ actual personal relationships. Moreover, several nonverbal cues, including direct interaction and age similarities, were identified as correlates of affiliation. We conclude that researchers may accurately judge personal relationships from nonverbal observational data and recommend that this should be utilized as a methodological tool in naturalistic observational studies.
AB - One limitation of the naturalistic observation method is that it is understudied how accurately personal relationships may be judged by observers in real-life settings. To assess this judgment accuracy, we observed 285 dyads of individuals in public places and then asked whether they were affiliated or strangers. We found that human observers were very accurate in judging peoples’ actual personal relationships. Moreover, several nonverbal cues, including direct interaction and age similarities, were identified as correlates of affiliation. We conclude that researchers may accurately judge personal relationships from nonverbal observational data and recommend that this should be utilized as a methodological tool in naturalistic observational studies.
U2 - 10.1177/1525822X231158888
DO - 10.1177/1525822X231158888
M3 - Journal article
VL - 35
SP - 364
EP - 377
JO - Field Methods
JF - Field Methods
SN - 1525-822X
IS - 4
ER -
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