Cultural and sex differences in touch avoidance.
250 male and female respondents from American, Mediterranean, Near Eastern, and Far Eastern cultures completed a self-report measure of touch-avoidance. Confirmatory factor analysis indicated factors for opposite-sex and same-sex touch-avoidance. These factors were used as dependent variables in a 4 x 2 (culture by sex) multivariate analysis of variance which yielded a significant interaction of culture by sex on opposite-sex touch-avoidance and a main effect of the respondents' sex on same-sex touch-avoidance.
Remland
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Department of Speech Communication, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley 80639.
Jones
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D001211:Asia, Western; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005060:Europe; D005202:Asia, Eastern; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010550:Personal Space; D012737:Sex Factors; D014110:Touch; D014481:United States