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TY - JOUR
T1 - A Behaviour Sequence Analysis of Nonverbal Communication and Deceit in Different Personality Clusters
AU - Marono, Abbie
AU - Clarke, David D.
AU - Navarro, Joe
AU - Keatley, David A.
N1 - This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Psychiatry, Psychology and Law on 05/05/2017, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/13218719.2017.1308783
PY - 2017/9/30
Y1 - 2017/9/30
N2 - Despite difficulties in interpretation, nonverbal communication is especially important in forensic settings, such as police investigations. Three distinct clusters of personality disorders have been outlined as being associated with criminal behaviour. Understanding the similarities and differences between these personality clusters and nonverbal communication could help investigators look for key signs of psychological distress or deception. The current research proposes a novel approach to nonverbal communication: behaviour sequence analysis (BSA). An application of this approach is outlined to investigate whether criminals with different personality types are better at concealing emotions and nonverbal communication when being interrogated. The results indicate that while sequences are generally similar across clusters, individuals from different personality clusters exhibit unique patterns. This research provides an initial step towards a new area of nonverbal communication research and application, which could be used in future research to highlight increased possibility of deception or concealment of emotion.
AB - Despite difficulties in interpretation, nonverbal communication is especially important in forensic settings, such as police investigations. Three distinct clusters of personality disorders have been outlined as being associated with criminal behaviour. Understanding the similarities and differences between these personality clusters and nonverbal communication could help investigators look for key signs of psychological distress or deception. The current research proposes a novel approach to nonverbal communication: behaviour sequence analysis (BSA). An application of this approach is outlined to investigate whether criminals with different personality types are better at concealing emotions and nonverbal communication when being interrogated. The results indicate that while sequences are generally similar across clusters, individuals from different personality clusters exhibit unique patterns. This research provides an initial step towards a new area of nonverbal communication research and application, which could be used in future research to highlight increased possibility of deception or concealment of emotion.
KW - behaviour sequence analysis
KW - deception
KW - nonverbal communication
KW - personality
U2 - 10.1080/13218719.2017.1308783
DO - 10.1080/13218719.2017.1308783
M3 - Journal article
VL - 24
SP - 730
EP - 744
JO - Psychiatry, Psychology and Law
JF - Psychiatry, Psychology and Law
SN - 1321-8719
IS - 5
ER -