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http://dx.doi.org/10.14695/KJSOS.2017.20.1.67

Empathy Evaluation Method Using Micro-movement  

Hwang, Sung Teac (Department of Emotion Engineering, Sangmyung University)
Park, SangIn (Department of Emotion Engineering, Sangmyung University)
Won, Myoung Ju (Department of Emotion Engineering, Sangmyung University)
Whang, Mincheol (Department of Media Software, Sangmyung University)
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Science of Emotion and Sensibility / v.20, no.1, 2017 , pp. 67-74 More about this Journal
Abstract
The goal of this study is to present quantification method for empathy. The micro-movement technology (non-contact sensing method) was used to identify empathy level. Participants were first divided into two groups: Empathized and not empathized. Then, the upper body data of participants were collected utilizing web-cam when participants carried expression tasks. The data were analyzed and categorized into 0.5 Hz, 1 Hz, 3 Hz, 5 Hz, 15 Hz. The average movement, variation, and synchronization of the movement were then compared. The results showed a low average movement and variation in a group who empathized. Also, the participants, who empathized, synchronized their movement during the task. This indicates that the people concentrates with each other when empathy has been established and show different levels of movement. These findings suggest the possibility of empathy quantification using non-contact sensing method.
Keywords
Micro-movement; Vision; Empathy; Social Emotion; Non-contact Sensing;
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