Individual and relational differences in desire for touch in romantic relationships
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2938604 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Brett K Jakubiak (0000-0002-1943-076X, Syracuse University, corresponding author), Julian D Fuentes (0000-0001-7332-3650, Syracuse University), Brooke C Feeney (0000-0001-6195-6338, Carnegie Mellon University) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 2029-2052 |
| Publication date | 2021-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Social and Personal Relationships (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0265-4075 • E-ISSN: 1460-3608 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/02654075211003331 |
| OpenAlex | W3138416363 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 47 |
Although touch is common in romantic relationships and is generally beneficial, people differ in the extent to which they desire to give and receive touch. The current research identified individual and relationship characteristics that predict overall desire for touch and unique desire for overtly affectionate versus indirectly affectionate forms of touch. In both a sample of dating, engaged, and married individuals (Study 1) and a dyadic sample of married couples (Study 2), the strongest predictors of overall desire for touch were sex (being female) and high relationship quality (actor and partner). Attachment avoidance also predicted lower desire for touch overall (Study 1), and actor and partner attachment avoidance predicted lower desire for indirectly affectionate touch, in particular (Study 2). Finally, greater psychological distress predicted greater desire for indirectly affectionate touch in both studies. This novel descriptive information about desire for touch provides a foundation for future intervention work
Developmental psychology · Distress · Psychoanalysis · Romance · Sample (material · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Clinical Psychology · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Psychology · Psychology of Social Influence · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 13 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |