@article{ref1,
title="The Development and Nature of the Construct Touch Avoidance",
journal="Environmental psychology and nonverbal behavior",
year="1978",
author="Andersen, Peter A. and Leibowitz, Kenneth",
volume="3",
number="2",
pages="89-106",
abstract="Development of two touch-avoidance measures via factor analysis are reported. Touch avoidance is a nonverbal communication predisposition that consists of two dimensions, same-sex touch avoidance and opposite-sex touch avoidance. The results are replicated across two distinct samples with consistent reliability of measurement. Touch avoidance is then related to communication apprehension, self-disclosure, self-esteem, and a series of cultural role variables. The cultural role variables seem to have the greatest relationship with the two measures of touch avoidance. A program for future research on touch avoidance is also discussed.<p />",
language="",
issn="0361-3496",
doi="10.1007/BF01135607",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01135607"
}