Smiling synchronization predicts interaction enjoyment in peer dyads of autistic and neurotypical youth.

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For autistic and neurotypical youth, having positive social interactions with other youth is an important part of well-being. Other researchers have found that one factor that can make people feel like social interactions have gone well is synchronization. Synchronization happens when peoples' body movements and facial expressions align while they're interacting. We focus on smiling synchronization here because other studies have found that when neurotypical individuals synchronize their smiles more in a social interaction, they say they enjoy that social interaction more. However, no studies have directly tested whether smiling synchrony influences social interaction enjoyment in autistic and neurotypical youth. We measured smiling synchrony in pairs of interacting au

SUBMITTER: McNaughton KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11408708 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature