Interpersonal Autonomic Physiology: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
5-1-2017
Abstract
Interpersonal autonomic physiology is defined as the relationship between people’s physiological dynamics, as indexed by continuous measures of the autonomic nervous system. Findings from this field of study indicate that physiological activity between two or more people can become associated or interdependent, often referred to as physiological synchrony. Physiological synchrony has been found in both new and established relationships across a range of contexts, and it correlates with a number of psychosocial constructs. Given these findings, interpersonal physiological interactions are theorized to be ubiquitous social processes that co-occur with observable behavior. However, this scientific literature is fragmented, making it difficult to evaluate consistency across reports. In an effort to facilitate more standardized scholarly approaches, this systematic review provides a description of existing work in the area and highlights theoretical, methodological, and statistical issues to be addressed in future interpersonal autonomic physiology research.
Publication Title, e.g., Journal
Personality and Social Psychology Review
Volume
21
Issue
2
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Palumbo, Richard V., Marisa E. Marraccini, Lisa L. Weyandt, Oliver Wilder-Smith, Heather A. McGee, Siwei Liu, and Matthew S. Goodwin. "Interpersonal Autonomic Physiology: A Systematic Review of the Literature." Personality and Social Psychology Review 21, 2 (2017): 99-141. doi: 10.1177/1088868316628405.