The Relationship between Body Movements and Qualities of Social Interaction between a Boy with Severe Developmental Disabilities and His Caregiver

Autor/inn/en	Dammeyer, Jesper; Koppe, Simo
Titel	The Relationship between Body Movements and Qualities of Social Interaction between a Boy with Severe Developmental Disabilities and His Caregiver
Quelle	In: Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 51 (2013) 3, S.154-163 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1934-9556
DOI	10.1352/1934-9556-51.3.154
Schlagwörter	Interaction; Nonverbal Communication; Severe Disabilities; Developmental Disabilities; Motion; Teacher Student Relationship; Children; Psychology; Human Body; Emotional Response; Attention; Case Studies + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Interaktion; Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Severe disability; Schwerbehinderung; Entwicklungsstörung; Bewegungsablauf; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Child; Kind; Kinder; Psychologie; Menschlicher Körper; Emotionales Verhalten; Aufmerksamkeit; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study
Abstract	Research in social interaction and nonverbal communication among individuals with severe developmental disabilities also includes the study of body movements. Advances in analytical technology give new possibilities for measuring body movements more accurately and reliably. One such advance is the Qualisys Motion Capture System (QMCS), which utilizes optical markers to capture body movements. The aim of this study was to explore the practicality of measuring body movements in the nonverbal communication of a child with severe developmental disabilities. A preliminary case study has been undertaken. The social interaction between a boy with developmental disabilities and his teacher was analyzed (1) using observer ratings on psychological aspects of the social interaction and (2) measuring body positions, velocity, and angles of body movements using the QMCS. Associations between observer ratings and measured body movements were examined. This preliminary case study has indicated that emotional response and attention level during the social interaction corresponded with local, synchronized movements and face-to-face orientation. Measurement of motor behavior is suggested as being a potentially useful methodological approach to studying social interaction and communication development. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10