Negative Body Language Examples

When examining body language meaning, it is essential to look at the full context. This means considering the person’s culture, background, gender, history, neurodiversity, etc. As it is almost impossible to know all of these things about a person who we do not know, it is important to be mindful that there could be underlying reasons for body language.

Therefore, if someone exhibits one or two signs of negative body language, such as avoiding eye contact or fidgeting, it is unfair to automatically assume they are doing this to be negative without knowing them. It is common for people to display behaviors that are normal to them, yet may seem negative in another culture, to someone with different intellectual or cognitive abilities, or other areas of diversity.

Written by: Kaytee Gillis, LCSW-BACS
Reviewed by: Kristen Fuller, MD

Published: December 4, 2023

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