Patrícia Oliveira-Silva, assistant professor in the FEP-UCP is a co-author of a scientific article published in the journal Family Process

Patrícia Oliveira-Silva, assistant professor in the FEP-UCP and director of the Human Neurobehavioral Laboratory (HNL), is a co-author of a scientific article published in the journal Family Process, entitled " Psychophysiological Synchrony During Verbal Interaction in Romantic Relationships”. With a sample of 32 couples (64 individuals), the study aimed to explore (1) the presence of a pattern of physiological synchrony in electrodermal activity during a couple interaction task, (2) to compare the synchrony levels during a negative interaction condition versus a positive interaction condition, and (3) the association between synchrony and self‐perception of empathy, dyadic empathy, and relationship satisfaction. The clinical implications of these findings are discussed.

Coutinho, J., Oliveira-Silva, P., Fernandes, E., Gonçalves, O.F., … Tschacher, W. (2018). Psychophysiological Synchrony During Verbal Interaction in Romantic Relationships. Family Process. doi.org/10.1111/famp.12371.

DOI: doi.org/10.1111/famp.12371

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/famp.12371