Bruno Francesco, Lau Chloe, Tagliaferro Carlotta, Quilty Lena C, Chiesi Francesca
Regional Neurogenetic Centre (CRN), Department of Primary Care, ASP Catanzaro, Viale A. Perugini, 88046 Lamezia Terme, Italy.
Association for Neurogenetic Research (ARN), 88046 Lamezia Terme, Italy.
Eur J Investig Health Psychol Educ. 2023 Sep 14;13(9):1850-1858. doi: 10.3390/ejihpe13090134.
Human contact through physical touch is a core element in social bonding, which facilitates psychosocial well-being. Touch avoidance is an individual disposition that may prevent individuals from engaging in or benefiting from physical touch. The present study recruited 450 Italian participants (51.1% female) with a mean age of 32.2 ± 13.5 to complete a battery of demographic questionnaires and the Touch Avoidance Questionnaire (TAQ). Individuals who were single and reporting same-sex attraction avoided touch with family more often than their coupled counterparts or those reporting opposite-sex attraction. Moreover, males reporting same-sex attraction avoided touch with a potential partner more frequently. When comparing sex differences, women reported greater touch avoidance with opposite-sex friends more frequently, while males avoided touch with same-sex friends more frequently. Individuals reporting opposite-sex attraction reported greater touch amongst same-sex friends. Single males avoided touch with same-sex friends more frequently than those in a relationship. Overall, this contribution reflects the individual differences related to social touch avoidance with respect to sex, relationship status, and sexual orientation in an Italian sample.
通过身体接触进行人际接触是社会联系的核心要素，有助于心理社会幸福感。触摸回避是一种个人倾向，可能会阻止个体参与身体接触或从中受益。本研究招募了450名意大利参与者（51.1%为女性），平均年龄为32.2±13.5岁，以完成一系列人口统计学问卷和触摸回避问卷（TAQ）。单身且报告有同性吸引力的个体比其有伴侣的同龄人或报告有异性吸引力的个体更频繁地避免与家人接触。此外，报告有同性吸引力的男性更频繁地避免与潜在伴侣接触。在比较性别差异时，女性更频繁地报告与异性朋友有更大的触摸回避，而男性更频繁地避免与同性朋友接触。报告有异性吸引力的个体在同性朋友之间有更多的触摸行为。单身男性比处于恋爱关系中的男性更频繁地避免与同性朋友接触。总体而言，本研究反映了意大利样本中在性别、恋爱状况和性取向方面与社会触摸回避相关的个体差异。
