While the frequency of affectionate touch may vary from one country to the next, there's no denying that loving couples touch more. Here's what the research says, writes ocklenBLOG
). While we may assume that people who love their partners more also touch them more, cultural factors may strongly influence this association, making this kind of psychological research highly important.In the study, the research team led by scientist Agnieszka Sorokowska conducted two different experiments. In the first experiment, data from 7,681 volunteers from 37 different countries were analyzed. Each volunteer was in a relationship.
The participants were asked to indicate whether or not they performed each of these behaviors with their partner the week before participating in the experiment. This way, each volunteer got a percentage between 0 percent , 25 percent , 50 percent , 75 percent , and 100 percent . By calculating the average value for all participants from one country, the scientists could determine the countries in which people showed the most and least affectionate touch to their partners.
In the second experiment of the study, the scientists explored this association between love and touch in greater detail. In this part of the study, 199 volunteers from Poland filled out a more detailed questionnaire on touching in their romantic relationships, the so-called Affective Touch Survey.
Comparable to the first experiment, touch and love had a strong statistical association. People who loved their partners more also touched them more.So, while the study found large differences in the frequency of hugging and kissing between countries, the association between love and touch was universal. People who loved their partners showed higher levels of hugging, kissing, and other affectionate touches.
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