The effect of facial expressions on peripersonal and interpersonal spaces

Ruggiero, Gennaro; Frassinetti, Francesca; Coello, Yann; Rapuano, Mariachiara; di Cola, Armando Schiano; Iachini, Tina

Document type :

Article dans une revue scientifique

DOI :

10.1007/s00426-016-0806-x

PMID :

27785567

Permalink :

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12210/4065

Title :

The effect of facial expressions on peripersonal and interpersonal spaces

Author(s) :

Ruggiero, Gennaro [Auteur]
Frassinetti, Francesca [Auteur]
Coello, Yann [Auteur]

Laboratoire Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives - UMR 9193 [SCALab]
Rapuano, Mariachiara [Auteur]
di Cola, Armando Schiano [Auteur]
Iachini, Tina [Auteur]

Journal title :

Psychological Research

Abbreviated title :

Psychol Res

Publication date :

2016-10-26

ISSN :

1430-2772

HAL domain(s) :

Sciences cognitives

English abstract : [en]

Identifying individuals' intent through the emotional valence conveyed by their facial expression influences our capacity to approach-avoid these individuals during social interactions. Here, we explore if and how the ...
Show more >Identifying individuals' intent through the emotional valence conveyed by their facial expression influences our capacity to approach-avoid these individuals during social interactions. Here, we explore if and how the emotional valence of others' facial expressiveness modulates peripersonal-action and interpersonal-social spaces. Through Immersive Virtual Reality, participants determined reachability-distance (for peripersonal space) and comfort-distance (for interpersonal space) from male/female virtual confederates exhibiting happy, angry and neutral facial expressions while being approached by (passive-approach) or walking toward (active-approach) them. Results showed an increase of distance when seeing angry rather than happy confederates in both approach conditions of comfort-distance. The effect also appeared in reachability-distance, but only in the passive-approach. Anger prompts avoidant behaviors, and thus an expansion of distance, particularly with a potential violation of near body space by an intruder. Overall, the findings suggest that peripersonal-action space, in comparison with interpersonal-social space, is similarly sensitive to the emotional valence of stimuli. We propose that this similarity could reflect a common adaptive mechanism shared by these spaces, presumably at different degrees, for ensuring self-protection functions.Show less >

Language :

Anglais

Audience :

Non spécifiée

Administrative institution(s) :

Université de Lille
CNRS
CHU Lille

Collections :

Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives (SCALab) - UMR 9193

Research team(s) :

Équipe Action, Vision et Apprentissage (AVA)

Submission date :

2019-02-13T14:21:45Z
2020-01-23T07:33:42Z

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