Several methods are available for coding body movement in nonverbal behavior research, but there is no consensus on a reliable coding system that can be used for the study of emotion expression. Adopting an integrative approach, we developed a new method, the body action and posture coding system, for the time-aligned micro description of body movement on an anatomical level (different articulations of body parts), a form level (direction and orientation of movement), and a functional level (communicative and self-regulatory functions). We applied the system to a new corpus of acted emotion portrayals, examined its comprehensiveness and demonstrated intercoder reliability at three levels: (a) occurrence, (b) temporal precision, and (c) segmentation. We discuss issues for further validation and propose some research applications.
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The Body Action and Posture Coding System (BAP): Development and Reliability - Springer
%0 Journal Article
%1 dael2012action
%A Dael, Nele
%A Mortillaro, Marcello
%A Scherer, KlausR.
%D 2012
%I Springer US
%J Journal of Nonverbal Behavior
%K body_movement coding emotion expression method
%N 2
%P 97-121
%R 10.1007/s10919-012-0130-0
%T The Body Action and Posture Coding System (BAP): Development and Reliability
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10919-012-0130-0
%V 36
%X Several methods are available for coding body movement in nonverbal behavior research, but there is no consensus on a reliable coding system that can be used for the study of emotion expression. Adopting an integrative approach, we developed a new method, the body action and posture coding system, for the time-aligned micro description of body movement on an anatomical level (different articulations of body parts), a form level (direction and orientation of movement), and a functional level (communicative and self-regulatory functions). We applied the system to a new corpus of acted emotion portrayals, examined its comprehensiveness and demonstrated intercoder reliability at three levels: (a) occurrence, (b) temporal precision, and (c) segmentation. We discuss issues for further validation and propose some research applications.
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abstract = {Several methods are available for coding body movement in nonverbal behavior research, but there is no consensus on a reliable coding system that can be used for the study of emotion expression. Adopting an integrative approach, we developed a new method, the body action and posture coding system, for the time-aligned micro description of body movement on an anatomical level (different articulations of body parts), a form level (direction and orientation of movement), and a functional level (communicative and self-regulatory functions). We applied the system to a new corpus of acted emotion portrayals, examined its comprehensiveness and demonstrated intercoder reliability at three levels: (a) occurrence, (b) temporal precision, and (c) segmentation. We discuss issues for further validation and propose some research applications.},
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title = {The Body Action and Posture Coding System (BAP): Development and Reliability},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10919-012-0130-0},
volume = 36,
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