Understanding sex differences in affective touch: sensory pleasantness, social comfort, and precursive experiences

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Schirmer, Annett, Cham, Clare, Zhao, Zihao, Lai, Oscar, Lo, Clive, Croy, Ilona
• مؤلفون آخرون: School of Social Sciences
• التنسيق: مقال
• اللغة: English
• منشور في: 2023
• الموضوعات: Social sciences::Psychology; Stroking; Gender
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/164117
• المؤسسة: Nanyang Technological University

Although previous research revealed sex differences in affective touch, the implicated processes and the manner in which men and women differ have been left uncertain. Here we addressed this issue in two studies examining sensory pleasure, interpersonal comfort, and touch motivators. Study 1 compris...