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  • Development of Interpersonal Coordination Between Peers During a Drumming Task.

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    Abstract Title:

    Development of Interpersonal Coordination Between Peers During a Drumming Task.

    Abstract Source:

    Dev Psychol. 2015 Mar 16. Epub 2015 Mar 16. PMID: 25775110

    Abstract Author(s):

    Hinke M Endedijk, Veronica C O Ramenzoni, Ralf F A Cox, Antonius H N Cillessen, Harold Bekkering, Sabine Hunnius

    Article Affiliation:

    Hinke M Endedijk

    Abstract:

    During social interaction, the behavior of interacting partners becomes coordinated. Although interpersonal coordination is well-studied in adults, relatively little is known about its development. In this project we explored how 2-, 3-, and 4-year-old children spontaneously coordinated their drumming with a peer. Results showed that all children adapted their drumming to their partner's drumming by starting and stopping their drumming in a coordinated fashion, but only 4-year-olds adapted the rhythmic structure of their drumming to their partner's drumming. In all age groups, children showed similarly stable drumming. Typically, it was 1 of the 2 children who initiated drumming throughout the session. The results of this study offer new insights into the development of interpersonal coordination abilities in early childhood. (PsycINFO Database Record