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The Body Action and Posture Coding System (BAP): Development and Reliability

Dael, Nele ; Mortillaro, Marcello ; Scherer, Klaus

In: Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, 2012, vol. 36, no. 2, p. 97-121

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    Titre
    • The Body Action and Posture Coding System (BAP): Development and Reliability
    Auteur
    • Dael, Nele. Swiss Centre for Affective Sciences, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
    • Mortillaro, Marcello. Swiss Centre for Affective Sciences, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
    • Scherer, Klaus. Swiss Centre for Affective Sciences, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
    Type de document
    • Postprint
    Langue
    • Anglais
    Publié dans
    • Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, 2012, vol. 36, no. 2, p. 97-121. Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com
    Autre version électronique
    Identifiant OAI-PMH
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:309735
    Summary
    Several methods are available for coding body movement in nonverbal behavior research, but there is no consensus on a reliable coding system that can be used for the study of emotion expression. Adopting an integrative approach, we developed a new method, the body action and posture coding system, for the time-aligned micro description of body movement on an anatomical level (different articulations of body parts), a form level (direction and orientation of movement), and a functional level (communicative and self-regulatory functions). We applied the system to a new corpus of acted emotion portrayals, examined its comprehensiveness and demonstrated intercoder reliability at three levels: (a) occurrence, (b) temporal precision, and (c) segmentation. We discuss issues for further validation and propose some research applications