• Mohammad Ali Esfandiari

  Author

• Ahmad Noroozi

  Author

• Reza Biria

  Author

This study is intended to investigate the effect of gender on individuals’ non-verbal behavior in
dyadic, i.e. two-sided, communicative situations. It is postulated that the methods and patterns of
individuals’ non-verbal behavior exhibited in dyads consisting of female-female (F-F), and malemale
(M-M), as well as male-female (M-F) addresses would probably vary. An observational
probe comprising 30 participants including, 10 M-M, 10 F-F, and 10 M-F was carried out. Two
interviewers, one male and the other one a female implemented the interviews with participants.
The male interviewer held the interviews with 20 participants in M-F and M-M and the
remaining 10 participants in the F-F group were interviewed by the female interviewer lasting
for 20 minutes during the conversations. The results revealed that the interlocutors in dyads
between various groups encompassed different paradigms and patterns of non-verbal behavior,
concerning self-touch, body orientation, body posture, and eye contact.

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