How you walk reveals to others how you are feeling, researchers say
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Researchers at the Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International in Kyoto, Japan, have found that a person's gait, specifically arm and leg swing, reveals their emotions. In the study, actors were asked to walk while recalling emotional memories, and volunteers then watched point-light videos of their walks to identify the emotions portrayed. The study found that larger arm and leg swings were associated with anger, while smaller swings indicated fear or sadness. By manipulating the arm and leg swings in videos of neutral walks, researchers confirmed that these movements are key cues for perceiving emotions. The findings expand understanding of how humans quickly assess emotions through body language.
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AI-ExtractedMovements with larger arm and leg swings were more likely to be perceived as angry.
Volunteers recognised all of the portrayed emotions at better than the level of chance.
Bigger swings portrayed more aggression while smaller swings implied fear and sadness.
How people walk is revealing, particularly the swing of the arms and legs.
Being able to infer emotions from body movement may help us understand others quickly during social interactions.
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