Unraveling the dynamics of dyadic interactions

Bell, Heather C.

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“…Second, a nape attack is scored when the rat approaches the nape of its partner with its snout. In the latter case, if the evasive maneuvers by the defender are countered by corrective maneuvers by the attacker, this provides compelling evidence that the nape is being targeted (Pellis & Bell, 2011, 2020). However, as the second criterion cannot be applied with the naked eye in real time, the sequences need to be video recorded for back‐and‐forth frame‐by‐frame viewing.…”

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Measuring Play Fighting in Rats: A Multilayered Approach

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Rough-and-tumble play or play fighting is an important experience in the juvenile period of many species of mammals, as it facilitates the development of social skills, and for some species, play fighting is retained into adulthood as a tool for assessing and managing social relationships. Laboratory rats have been a model species for studying the neurobiology of play fighting and its key developmental and social functions. However, play fighting interactions are complex, involving competition and cooperation; therefore, no single measure to quantify this behavior is able to capture all its facets. Therefore, in this paper, we present a multilayered framework for scoring all the relevant facets of play that can be affected by experimental manipulations and the logic of how to match what is measured with the question being asked.

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Measuring Play Fighting in Rats: A Multilayered Approach

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“…Notably, PCT has influenced the development of theories used within the nature engagement field such as choice theory (Glasser, 1981) and wild system theory (Jordan, 2008). PCT also has an evidence base across the disciplines most relevant to nature engagement, including ethology (Pellis and Bell, 2020), neuroscience (Yin, 2017), mental health (Alsawy et al, 2014), and sociology (McClelland, 2020). Whilst an advanced quantitative research design might model and test potential pathways from nature to well-being specified by PCT in the future, an empirical bridge can be provided by qualitative research.…”

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A Thematic Analysis of Multiple Pathways Between Nature Engagement Activities and Well-Being

Iqbal

Mansell

2021

Front. Psychol.

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Research studies have identified various different mechanisms in the effects of nature engagement on well-being and mental health. However, rarely are multiple pathways examined in the same study and little use has been made of first-hand, experiential accounts through interviews. Therefore, a semi-structured interview was conducted with seven female students who identified the role of nature engagement in their well-being and mental health. After applying thematic analysis, 11 themes were extracted from the data set, which were: “enjoying the different sensory input,” “calm nature facilitates a calm mood,” “enhancing decision making and forming action plans,” “enhancing efficiency and productivity,” “alleviating pressure from society's expectations regarding education,” “formation of community relations,” “nature puts things into perspective,” “liking the contrast from the urban environment,” “feel freedom,” “coping mechanism,” and “anxious if prevented or restricted.” The results indicate complementary mechanisms for how nature-related activities benefit mental health and well-being that may occupy different levels of experience within a hierarchical framework informed by perceptual control theory.

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Oppositions, joints, and targets: the attractors that are the glue of social interactions

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Pellis,

Pellis

2024

Front. Behav. Neurosci.

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Social interactions are often analyzed by scoring segments of predefined behavior and then statistically assessing numerical and sequential patterns to identify the structure of the encounters. However, this approach can miss the dynamics of the animals’ relationship over the course of the encounter, one that often involves invariant bonds, say a nose-to-nose orientation, with many different movements performed by both partners acting to counteract each other’s attempts to break or maintain the relationship. Moreover, these invariant bonds can switch from one configuration to another during an interaction, leading from one stable configuration to another. It is this stepwise sequence of configurational stabilities that lead to functional outcomes, such as mating, aggression, or predation. By focusing on the sequence of invariant relational configurations, the deep structure of interactions can be discerned. This deep structure can then be used to differentiate between compensatory movements, no matter how seemingly stereotyped they may appear, from movement patterns which are restricted to a particular form when more than one option is available. A dynamic perspective requires suitable tools for analysis, and such tools are highlighted as needed in describing particular interactions.

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Unraveling the dynamics of dyadic interactions

Cited by 3 publications

References 52 publications

Measuring Play Fighting in Rats: A Multilayered Approach

Measuring Play Fighting in Rats: A Multilayered Approach

A Thematic Analysis of Multiple Pathways Between Nature Engagement Activities and Well-Being

Oppositions, joints, and targets: the attractors that are the glue of social interactions

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