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Touch Aversion

Touch Aversion is a psychological construct denoting an individual’s heightened sensitivity or negative affective response to tactile stimuli, distinguishing it from general tactile perception by its association with avoidance behaviors and emotional discomfort.

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2017–2026

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Publications

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The development and nature of the construct touch avoidance

Kenneth Leibowitz · Journal of Nonverbal Behavior · 1978 · 113 citations

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Touch aversion in patients with interpersonal traumatization

Fabian Rottstädt, Uta Sailer, Julia Schellong et al. · Depression and Anxiety · 2019 · 53 citations · Full text

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Don't touch me! autistic traits modulate early and late ERP components during visual perception of social touch

Leehe Peled‐Avron, Simone Shamay‐Tsoory · Autism Research · 2017 · 42 citations

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Intact neural representations of affective meaning of touch but lack of embodied resonance in autism: a multi-voxel pattern analysis study

Haemy Lee Masson, Ineke Pillet, Steffie Amelynck et al. · Molecular Autism · 2019 · 42 citations · Full text

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Opposite sex touch avoidance: A national replication and extension

Janis F. Andersen, Myron W. Lustig · Journal of Nonverbal Behavior · 1987 · 38 citations

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Authors

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  1. DS
    Dirk Scheele

    University of Bonn, Germany

    2 publications · 51 citations

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  2. GB
    Guilherme Bracarense Filgueiras

    Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Brazil

    1 publications · 25 citations

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  3. TF
    Tiffany Field

    University of Miami, United States

    1 publications · 28 citations

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  4. BB
    Bart Boets

    KU Leuven, Belgium

    1 publications · 42 citations

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  5. EF
    Eduardo F. Carvalho-Netto

    Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

    1 publications · 25 citations

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Institutions

31

  1. University of Miami

    Coral Gables, United States

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    112 citations

  2. VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research

    Leuven, Belgium

    1 h-index

    5 publications

    210 citations

  3. Chuo University

    Hachiōji, Japan

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    23 citations

  4. Linköping University

    Linköping, Sweden

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    53 citations

  5. West Virginia University

    Morgantown, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    113 citations

  6. California State University, Long Beach

    Long Beach, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    25 citations

  7. University of Haifa

    Haifa, Israel

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    84 citations

  8. University of Oslo

    Oslo, Norway

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    53 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Nonverbal Behavior

    2 publications · 151 citations

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  2. Western Journal of Speech Communication

    WJSC · 1 publications · 25 citations

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  3. Molecular Autism

    MA · 1 publications · 42 citations

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  4. Behavioural Processes

    1 publications · 25 citations

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  5. Early Child Development and Care

    ECDC · 1 publications · 28 citations

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