Topic: dyadic interaction

Given the primacy of early relationships for child health, development and wellbeing, we developed an emotional synchrony (ES) scale; an observer-based assessment of dyadic interaction behaviors that translate mutual emotional engagement. Drawing on broader literature, we hypothesize that stronger ES may be a mutual experience particularly conducive to neural synchrony, thus leading to optimal child socioemotional development. Here, we investigate the behavioral correlates of dyadic ES using video-based data obtained from the COMBO Initiative relational health observational assessment. A subse