Touch: Its Communicative Functions in Infancy

By Matthew J. Hertenstein. Human Development, 2002

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Compassion: An Evolutionary Analysis and Empirical Review (2010, background): “…to neotonous cues and distress vocalizations (e.g., Berry & McArthur, 1986; Bowlby, 1969); specific tactile behaviors, such as skin-to-skin contact (Hertenstein, 2002); classes of attachment-related behaviors between caregiver and offspring (Bell, 2001; Bowlby, 1969); and an affective…”
The science of interpersonal touch: an overview. (2010, unknown): “The sense of touch provides us with an often-overlooked channel of communication (e.g., Burgoon et al., 1996; Finnegan, 2005; Frank, 1957; Geldard, 1960, 1961; Hertenstein, 2002; McDaniel and Andersen, 1998), and interpersonal touch has been shown to play an important role in governing our emotional”
Touch communicates distinct emotions. (2006, background): “Moreover, we identified specific tactile behaviors used by participants to communicate distinct emotions, demonstrating the richness of the physical properties of touch (Hertenstein, 2002).”