TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1978//
TI  - The Development and Nature of the Construct Touch Avoidance
JO  - Environmental psychology and nonverbal behavior
A1  - Andersen, Peter A.
A1  - Leibowitz, Kenneth
SP  - 89
EP  - 106
VL  - 3
IS  - 2
N2  - 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 /> 
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SN  - 0361-3496
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01135607
ID  - ref1
ER  -