[HTML][HTML] Self-identified causes of longing for touch in adults: An exploratory study

B Hasenack, T Brand, A Keizer - Personality and Individual Differences, 2025 - Elsevier
Previous studies have shown that the prevalence of longing for touch (LFT) is high, but little
is known about the potential causes. In order to provide insights into this, the current study …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 and human touch, two sides of the same coin: an opinion article about touch deprivation and future directions

LC Grandi, S Bruni - BioMed, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background. The COVID-19 pandemic introduced unprecedented social distancing
measures, resulting in significant deprivation of physical contact. Objective. This opinion …