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Friedrich, Y, Faresse, S, Henning, C, Trotter, PD, Ackerley, R and Croy, I (2024) Measuring differences in social touch: Development and validation of the short Touch Experiences and Attitudes Questionnaire (TEAQ-s). Personality and Individual Differences, 233. ISSN 0191-8869
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Abstract
Interpersonal touch is an essential part of human social life, impacting emotional and physical well-being. Variations in touch behavior and perception can be assessed by the Touch Experiences and Attitudes Questionnaire (TEAQ). Although comprehensive, the TEAQ appears lengthy with 57 items, limiting its usability for large surveys. Therefore, we developed a refined and shortened version of 16 items, tested in Germany and France. This manuscript presents three studies. In the first, we created the TEAQ-s (n = 313). In the second and third, we validated the TEAQ-s in German (n = 383) and French (n = 327), respectively. The resulting TEAQ-s showed strong reliability (Cronbach's alpha: 0.86 to 0.87; test-retest correlation: r = 0.85) and validity consistent with the original version. Analyses also revealed that being in a relationship, relationship satisfaction, mental health, and body appreciation were positively related to touch experiences and attitudes. A four-factor structure (4 items per scale) was confirmed through factor analysis. Final subscales are attitude to friendly touch, current intimate touch, childhood touch, and attitude to intimate touch. We hope that the TEAQ-s serves as a valuable tool for researchers in the field of touch and beyond, offering well-founded items in an efficient format.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | 5203 Clinical and Health Psychology; 52 Psychology; Clinical Research; Basic Behavioral and Social Science; Behavioral and Social Science; Neurosciences; 1701 Psychology; 1702 Cognitive Sciences; Social Psychology; 5202 Biological psychology; 5205 Social and personality psychology |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology |
| Divisions: | Psychology (from Sep 2019) |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| SWORD Depositor: | A Symplectic |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Apr 2025 09:33 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Apr 2025 09:45 |
| DOI or ID number: | 10.1016/j.paid.2024.112890 |
| URI: | https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/26113 |
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