Child & Family Social Work,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 21, 2024
ABSTRACT
This
study
reports
results
concerning
close
embodied
practices,
involving
touch,
in
early
childhood
care
settings
Sweden
during
the
COVID‐19
pandemic.
The
data—video
recordings
of
everyday
practices
contexts
childcare—were
collected
various
phases
demonstrates
a
broad
range
uses
by
adults
and
children
themselves
age
groups
for
social
purposes.
Touch
as
intimacy
was
initiated
educators,
children,
both
within
their
peer
group
towards
educators.
served
purposes
intimacy,
emotion
regulation,
affiliation,
control,
instructions
play.
We
highlight
detailed
ways
which
practitioners'
actions
sustain
children's
bodily
integrity
provide
them
with
agency,
participation
learning.
Professional
touch
young
are
discussed
context
‘no‐touch’
views
work
children.
It
is
suggested
that
insights
into
emotional
institutional
can
inform
practice,
especially
child
family
work,
residential
care.
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
159, P. 105595 - 105595
Published: Feb. 17, 2024
Trauma
can
shape
the
way
an
individual
experiences
world
and
interacts
with
other
people.
Touch
is
a
key
component
of
social
interactions,
but
surprisingly
little
known
how
trauma
exposure
influences
processing
touch.
In
this
review,
we
examine
possible
neurobiological
pathways
through
which
influence
touch
lead
to
aversion
avoidance
in
trauma-exposed
individuals.
Emerging
evidence
indicates
that
may
affect
sensory
thresholds
by
modulating
activity
primary
cortex
posterior
insula.
Disturbances
multisensory
integration
oxytocin
reactivity
combined
diminished
reward-related
anxiolytic
responses
induce
bias
towards
negative
appraisal
contexts.
Furthermore,
hippocampus
deactivation
during
reflect
dissociative
state.
These
changes
depend
not
only
on
type
severity
also
features
We
hypothesise
disrupted
impair
interactions
confer
elevated
risk
for
future
stress-related
disorders.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
20(5), P. 3855 - 3855
Published: Feb. 21, 2023
To
combat
the
spread
of
COVID-19,
regulations
were
introduced
to
limit
physical
interactions.
This
could
induce
a
longing
for
touch
in
general
population
and
subsequently
impact
social,
psychological,
environmental
quality
life
(QoL).
The
aim
this
study
was
investigate
potential
association
between
COVID-19
regulations,
QoL.
A
total
1978
participants
from
different
countries
completed
an
online
survey,
including
questions
about
their
wellbeing
desire
be
touched.
In
our
sample,
83%
reported
touch.
Longing
associated
with
lower
physical,
psychological
social
No
found
These
findings
highlight
importance
QoL
suggest
that
have
concurrent
negative
consequences
population.
Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
15(5), P. 4451 - 4451
Published: March 2, 2023
To
promote
a
resilient
user-product
relationship
for
sustainable
fashion,
design
methods
emotional
durability
are
required.
Digitally
transformable
fashion
can
be
seen
as
practical
approach
that
enables
dynamic,
sensory,
experiential,
and
interaction.
Literature
shows
features
of
textiles,
such
versatility,
perceived
quality,
biomorphic
forms,
aesthetics,
induce
in
users.
However,
mainstream
works
conducted
from
function-oriented
technology-led
perspectives,
neglecting
the
significance
creative
affective
role.
fill
gap,
we
present
exhaustive
accounts
two
autobiographical
projects
case
studies:
Pneum-Muscle,
body-worn
pneumatic
wearable,
E-coral,
an
artistic
interactive
textile
installation.
We
utilised
first-person
soma
method
to
facilitate
iterative
unfold
connection
between
user
materials.
contribute
technology-embedded
strategies
inspire
novice
designers,
which
involve
dynamic
draping,
ambiguous
cutting,
sewing
technique-based
systems.
Design
guidelines
generated
shed
new
light
on
use
technologies,
somatic
design,
emotionally
durable
approach.
Background:
Affectionate
touch,
which
is
vital
for
mental
and
physical
health,
was
restricted
during
the
Covid-19
pandemic.
This
study
investigated
association
between
momentary
affectionate
touch
subjective
well-being,
as
well
salivary
oxytocin
cortisol
in
everyday
life
Methods:
In
first
step,
we
measured
anxiety
depression
symptoms,
loneliness
attitudes
toward
social
a
large
cross-sectional
online
survey
(N
=
1050).
From
this
sample,
N
247
participants
completed
ecological
assessments
over
2
days
with
six
daily
by
answering
smartphone-based
questions
on
state,
providing
concomitant
saliva
samples
assessment.
Results:
Multilevel
models
showed
that
within-person
level,
associated
decreased
self-reported
anxiety,
general
burden,
stress,
increased
levels.
On
between-person
levels
higher
happiness.
Moreover,
individuals
positive
attitude
experiencing
reported
more
health
problems.
Conclusions:
Our
results
suggest
linked
to
endogenous
times
of
pandemic
lockdown
might
buffer
stress
hormonal
level.
These
findings
have
implications
preventing
burden
contact
restrictions.
Funding:
The
funded
German
Research
Foundation,
Psychological
Society,
Academic
Exchange
Service.
PLoS ONE,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
20(5), P. e0319433 - e0319433
Published: May 7, 2025
Our
socio-emotional
development
and
well-being
critically
depends
on
interpersonal
tactile
interactions,
which
are
sensed
by
the
skin
through
C-tactile
(CT)
afferents
that
respond
to
gentle,
slow
touch
at
typical
temperatures.
In
present
study,
we
investigated
whether
impersonal
would
be
able
provide
similar
pleasantness
compared
within
a
body-ownership
illusion
paradigm.
To
parameters,
used
thermal
probe
kept
32∘
C
(typical
skin-to-skin
temperature)
flat
hand
as
touch.
Both
forms
of
were
performed
CT-compatible
speeds
3cm/s
male
trained
experimenter
classic
rubber
(RHI)
paradigm
in
two
counter-balanced
within-participant
conditions.
A
sample
N=45
healthy
participants
was
tested
ratings,
deprivation,
Need-For-Touch-Scale
(NFT)
gathered.
Overall,
both
conditions
and,
importantly,
found
no
statistically
significant
difference
between
Interestingly,
neither
NFT
scores,
nor
deprivation
measures
correlated
with
individual
differences
RHI
affective
ratings.
results
suggest
CT-optimal
components
subjective
experience
under
Health Communication,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
39(5), P. 951 - 959
Published: April 11, 2023
The
COVID-19
pandemic
has
necessitated
a
drastic
decrease
in
human
social
interactions
including
touch.
One
of
the
most
prevalent
forms
touch
is
hugging.
Hugging
been
demonstrated
to
benefit
both
physical
and
mental
well-being.
In
present
study,
we
used
an
ecological
momentary
assessment
approach
assess
relationship
between
hugging
mood
two
independent
cohorts
sampled
prior
or
during
pandemic.
We
found
that
frequency
was
significantly
reduced
Using
multilevel
modeling,
significant
positive
association
daily
hugs.
This
effect
moderated
by
cohort,
as
individuals
showed
stronger
compared
cohort
While
have
stress
our
results
are
correlational
nature,
they
potentially
indicate
more
beneficial
times
distancing.
NeuroSci,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
5(3), P. 254 - 264
Published: July 24, 2024
Nowadays,
artificial
intelligence
is
used
in
many
fields
to
diagnose
and
treat
different
diseases.
Robots
are
also
useful
tools
that
substitute
for
human
work.
Despite
robots
being
touch
therapy,
can
they
the
touch?
Human
has
a
strong
social
component,
it
necessary
correct
development
of
newborns
treatment
pathological
situations.
To
touch,
integrate
with
as
well
sensors
mimic
skin.
Today,
question
remains
without
answer:
Can
be
substituted
AI
its
affiliative
components?
