Using infrared thermography to assess emotional responses to infants

Adult–infant interactions operate simultaneously across multiple domains and at multiple levels – from physiology to behaviour. Unpackaging and understanding them, therefore, involve analysis of multiple data streams. In this study, we tested physiological responses and cognitive preferences for inf...

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Main Authors: Esposito, Gianluca, Nakazawa, Jun, Ogawa, Shota, Stival, Rita, Putnick, Diane L., Bornstein, Marc H.
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-849682020-03-07T12:10:38Z Using infrared thermography to assess emotional responses to infants Esposito, Gianluca Nakazawa, Jun Ogawa, Shota Stival, Rita Putnick, Diane L. Bornstein, Marc H. School of Humanities and Social Sciences Infrared thermography Baby faces Adult–infant interactions operate simultaneously across multiple domains and at multiple levels – from physiology to behaviour. Unpackaging and understanding them, therefore, involve analysis of multiple data streams. In this study, we tested physiological responses and cognitive preferences for infant and adult faces in adult females and males. Infrared thermography was used to assess facial temperature changes as a measure of emotional valence, and we used a behavioural rating system to assess adults' expressed preferences. We found greater physiological activation in response to infant stimuli in females than males. As for cognitive preferences, we found greater responses to adult stimuli than to infant stimuli, both in males and females. The results are discussed in light of the Life History Theory. Finally, we discuss the importance of integrating the two data streams on our conclusions. Accepted version 2017-01-17T07:27:48Z 2019-12-06T15:54:35Z 2017-01-17T07:27:48Z 2019-12-06T15:54:35Z 2014 Journal Article Esposito, G., Nakazawa, J., Ogawa, S., Stival, R., Putnick, D. L., & Bornstein, M. H. (2014). Using infrared thermography to assess emotional responses to infants. Early Child Development and Care, 185(3), 438-447. 0300-4430 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/84968 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/42041 10.1080/03004430.2014.932153 en Early Child Development and Care © 2014 Taylor & Francis. This is the author created version of a work that has been peer reviewed and accepted for publication by Early Child Development and Care, Taylor & Francis. It incorporates referee’s comments but changes resulting from the publishing process, such as copyediting, structural formatting, may not be reflected in this document. The published version is available at: [http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03004430.2014.932153]. 13 p. application/pdf
institution Nanyang Technological University
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topic Infrared thermography
Baby faces
spellingShingle Infrared thermography
Baby faces
Esposito, Gianluca
Nakazawa, Jun
Ogawa, Shota
Stival, Rita
Putnick, Diane L.
Bornstein, Marc H.
Using infrared thermography to assess emotional responses to infants
description Adult–infant interactions operate simultaneously across multiple domains and at multiple levels – from physiology to behaviour. Unpackaging and understanding them, therefore, involve analysis of multiple data streams. In this study, we tested physiological responses and cognitive preferences for infant and adult faces in adult females and males. Infrared thermography was used to assess facial temperature changes as a measure of emotional valence, and we used a behavioural rating system to assess adults' expressed preferences. We found greater physiological activation in response to infant stimuli in females than males. As for cognitive preferences, we found greater responses to adult stimuli than to infant stimuli, both in males and females. The results are discussed in light of the Life History Theory. Finally, we discuss the importance of integrating the two data streams on our conclusions.
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Esposito, Gianluca
Nakazawa, Jun
Ogawa, Shota
Stival, Rita
Putnick, Diane L.
Bornstein, Marc H.
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author Esposito, Gianluca
Nakazawa, Jun
Ogawa, Shota
Stival, Rita
Putnick, Diane L.
Bornstein, Marc H.
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title Using infrared thermography to assess emotional responses to infants
title_short Using infrared thermography to assess emotional responses to infants
title_full Using infrared thermography to assess emotional responses to infants
title_fullStr Using infrared thermography to assess emotional responses to infants
title_full_unstemmed Using infrared thermography to assess emotional responses to infants
title_sort using infrared thermography to assess emotional responses to infants
publishDate 2017
url https://hdl.handle.net/10356/84968
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/42041
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