How to run round-robin social interaction studies: A tutorial for the efficient capture of natural social behavior.
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Authors
- Erin A. Heerey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6558-9563)
- Amanda Friesen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9743-5742)
- Samantha M. Jones
- Jeremias de Campos
Institutions
- Western University (CA)
- Western Sydney University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psychological Methods
- Published
- 2026-09-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1037/met0000868
- Primary Topic
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00