Research
Interests: Frank T. McAndrew, Ph.D.
NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION
My
dissertation research was primarily concerned with human nonverbal
behavior, and although I have drifted into other areas over the years,
I have maintained an active interest in nonverbal communication. I
occasionally review manuscripts for The
Journal of Nonverbal Behavior,
and I have done a number of studies on gaze behavior, facial
expression, gestures, and the system of nonverbal behaviors involved
with maintaining intimacy levels in interactions. These behaviors are
called nonverbal "immediacy" behaviors and they include such things as
interpersonal distance, eye contact, smiling, and touching. A list of
some of my nonverbal behavior research projects follows.
McAndrew,
F.T.(1989, November). Why apes have eyebrows: Evolution and human
nonverbal communication. Invited colloqium presented at the University
of Scranton, Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Hoots, M.A., McAndrew, F.T., & Francois, G.R.(1989). Decoding
of
gestures in kindergarten, first, and third grade children. Journal of
Genetic Psychology, 150, 117-118.
McAndrew, F.T.(1987).
Decoding visual dominance among Pakistani college students. Journal of
Social Psychology, 127, 317-320.
McAndrew,
F.T., and Warner, J.E.(1986). Arousal seeking and the maintenance of
mutual gaze in same and mixed-sex dyads. Journal of Nonverbal Behavior,
10, 168-172.
McAndrew,
F.T.(1986). A cross-cultural study of recognition thresholds for facial
expressions of emotion. Journal
of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 17,
211-224.
McAndrew,
F.T., Gold, J.A., Lenney, E., & Ryckman, R.M.(1984).
Explorations
in immediacy: The nonverbal system and its relationship to affective
and situational factors. Journal
of Nonverbal Behavior, 8, 210-228.
McAndrew,
F.T.(1981). Interpersonal attraction, arousal, and nonverbal immediacy
behaviors. Doctoral dissertation, University of Maine. Abstract appears
in Dissertation
Abstracts International, 1982, 42, February, 3499-3500b.
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