Soft Prosody and Embodied Attunement in Therapeutic Interaction: A Multimethod Case Study of a Moment of Change

Kykyri, Virpi‐Liisa; Karvonen, Anu; Wahlström, Jarl; Kaartinen, Jukka; Penttonen, Markku; Seikkula, Jaakko

doi:10.1080/10720537.2016.1183538

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“…Thus, Lapides (2011) found that during the emotionally tensed moments of a relational conflict, clients in couple therapy attend primarily to prosody, and also to body posture, gesture, and facial expressions. For their part, Kykyri et al (2017) showed that "soft prosody" (i.e. the participants'…”

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Conflict as it happens

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Although emotions are relevant for conflicts and conflicted interactions, the role of emotions in organizational conflicts has remained understudied. This case study aimed to shed light on conflicted interactions within organizations, looking at the role of nonverbal affective elements in the interactions. Bringing together organizational "becoming" and embodiment approaches, the study focused on a conflict which emerged during a multi-actor consulting conversation. To our knowledge, no previous organizational research has provided a detailed description of a conflicted interaction "as it happened" between clients and a consultant. The episode in question was analyzed via a micro-level discursive method which focused specifically on the participants' use of prosodic and nonverbal behaviors in conveying emotions. Changes in prosody were found to have an This is the accepted manuscript of the article, which has been published in Journal of organizational change management. 2018.

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“…The episodes were selected on the basis that Lisa had perceived them as personally meaningful, and as containing highly significant events for her learning within the program. The concurrent assessments of emotions (plus their connections to learning) were elaborated using the Stimulated Recall Interview (SRI) method (Kagan, Krathwohl & Miller, 1963;Kykyri et al, 2017). The SRI interview took place immediately after Lisa had given her EC assessment.…”

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A multi-componential methodology for exploring emotions in learning

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Studies on emotions in learning are often based on interviews conducted after the learning. These do not capture the multi-componential nature of emotions, nor how emotions are related to the processes of learning. We see emotions as dimensional, multi-componential responses to personally meaningful events and situations. In this methodologically advanced pilot study we developed a multi-componential methodology, capable of providing complementary information on emotions in professional learning. For this purpose, we used a within-subject design applied to a single individual, with a focus on emotions during professional learning. Within a laboratory setting, the subject was shown personally meaningful video extracts from a learning situation in which she had previously participated. The data were gathered through (i) self-reports of emotions via the Emotion Circle (EC) online assessment tool, (ii) measures of autonomic nervous system (ANS) activity obtained via Electrodermal Activity (EDA) and Heart Rate Variability (HRV), (iii) behavioural registration of facial expression and gaze, and (iv) the Stimulated Recall Interview (SRI). Selfreports of emotions via EC, and also the emotion-driven SRI, were found to be productive, not only in detailing and explaining emotions experienced during the viewing of the videos, but also in bringing about reflective learning and novel insights. EDA and HRV provided complementary information on the subject's ANS activity during the learning process. We present conclusions and future challenges in applying a multi-componential methodology to research emotions within professional learning. Eteläpelto et al 7 | F L R AcknowledgmentProfessor Anneli Eteläpelto's highly-meritorious professional career in the field of adult education at University of Jyväskylä (Finland) will continue in her new role as an emerita. We greatly appreciate her years of dedication to research, and especially all the inspiring ideas she has introduced over the years! Among other roles, she has served the academic community as the coordinator of EARLI SIG14 "Learning and Professional Development" and hosted the SIG meeting in 2008. Further, she is renowned for her repeated successes in securing prestigious grants from the Academy of Finland and elsewhere. Anyone who has had been fortunate enough to collaborate with Anneli has probably found her an inspiring colleague and, sometimes, surprising in her contributions. In her new role as a professor emerita, she will undoubtedly continue to contribute actively to the discourse on learning and professional development. This special issue describes a starting point for new direction of research, which she has actively advocated, and we hope she will remain involved in these developments also in the future to see the vision for which she advocated fully realised.All the best and warm regards on behalf of all your colleagues! Christian, Raija, Erno, and Stephen 8 | F L R Recent studies have shown that processes of group-based identity learning are particularly imbued...

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“…In fact, there is a need for integrated information from several channels when one is seeking to make sense of the embodiment . In a case study (Kykyri et al, 2017), we observed matching synchrony (i.e., simultaneous similar responses or behaviors) and complementary synchrony (i.e., simultaneous changes pointing in opposing directions). This could mean that when the client becomes aroused and seemingly agitated, the therapist(s) could respond with calm behavior, thus calming the situation overall.…”

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“…In the study of Kykyri et al. () it was observed that in 19/22 couple therapy sessions, the moments of low sound energy (LSE) were clustered near to each other. In most of these episodes, the sensing of the emotions was expressed and responded to nonverbally, and/or addressed and processed verbally.…”

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“…Silences promoted the rhythm of the conversation, and allowed the conversation to move forward, giving the participants a chance to react and to think (It€ avuori et al, 2015). In the study of Kykyri et al (2017) it was observed that in 19/22 couple therapy sessions, the moments of low sound energy (LSE) were clustered near to each other. In most of these episodes, the sensing of the emotions was expressed and responded to nonverbally, and/or addressed and processed verbally.…”

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The Relational Mind in Couple Therapy: A Bateson‐Inspired View of Human Life as an Embodied Stream

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Research on human intersubjectivity has found that humans participate in a dialogue throughout their life, and that this is manifested not only via language, but also nonverbally, with the entire body. Such an understanding of human life has brought into focus some basic systemic ideas concerning the human relational mind. For Gregory Bateson, the mind works as a system, formed from components that are in continuous interaction with each other. In our Relational Mind research project, we followed twelve couple therapy processes involving two therapists per session, looking at the ways in which the four participants attuned to each other with their bodies, including their autonomic nervous system activity. Using observations from the project, we here describe the ways through which the relational and embodied mind can be realized in a couple therapy setting.

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Soft Prosody and Embodied Attunement in Therapeutic Interaction: A Multimethod Case Study of a Moment of Change

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