Self-identified causes of longing for touch in adults: An exploratory study

IF 3.5 2区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

Personality and Individual Differences Pub Date : 2025-01-23 DOI:10.1016/j.paid.2025.113053

B. Hasenack , T. Brand , A. Keizer

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Abstract

Previous studies have shown that the prevalence of longing for touch (LFT) is high, but little is known about the potential causes. In order to provide insights into this, the current study mapped the self-identified causes of LFT in a community sample. A total of 186 adults participated in the study. The prevalence of LFT was 76.3 %. Participants with LFT were asked to identify the causes by responding to thirteen closed items and one open question. The thirteen closed items were constructed based on literature and conversations with professionals. An exploratory factor analysis conducted on these thirteen items resulted in two factors: physical distance and internal barriers. In general, physical distance was a significantly more prominent self-identified cause than internal barriers. Interestingly, men were more likely to indicate that internal barriers were a cause of their LFT than women. These results provide the first insights into the potential causes of LFT. Future studies should focus on replicating these findings in larger and more diverse samples, as well as investigating which causes are most suitable targets for interventions.

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Personality and Individual Differences PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL-

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8.50

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4.70%

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577

审稿时长

41 days

期刊介绍： Personality and Individual Differences is devoted to the publication of articles (experimental, theoretical, review) which aim to integrate as far as possible the major factors of personality with empirical paradigms from experimental, physiological, animal, clinical, educational, criminological or industrial psychology or to seek an explanation for the causes and major determinants of individual differences in concepts derived from these disciplines. The editors are concerned with both genetic and environmental causes, and they are particularly interested in possible interaction effects.