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touch avoidance: a standalone construct

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touchavoidance1 CONSTRUCTTouch avoidanceANDERSEN · NONVERBAL

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a measured trait of disliking and avoiding interpersonal touch, separated into same-sex and opposite-sex touch.

In nonverbal communication, touch avoidance refers to a measured trait of disliking and avoiding interpersonal touch, separated into same-sex and opposite-sex touch. This meaning comes from Andersen (1978) in Environmental Psychology and Nonverbal Behavior.[1]

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References

  1. Andersen, P. A., & Leibowitz, K. (1978). The development and nature of the construct touch avoidance. Environmental Psychology and Nonverbal Behavior, 3(2), 89-106. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01135607

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