Table 5.2.1 Touch Deprivation Scale
| I do not receive as much touch in my life as normal people. | 0.79 | 0.08 | -0.12 |
| I receive a normal, healthy amount of touch from people. | -0.77 | -0.22 | -0.05 |
| Human touch is not a daily occurrence in my life. | 0.73 | 0.03 | 0.09 |
| Touch from other people is a very common and natural part of my daily life. | -0.72 | 0.07 | 0.02 |
| I often go for days without being touched by someone. | 0.71 | 0.20 | -0.19 |
| I often feel like I'm untouchable because of the lack of touch from others in my life. | 0.67 | 0.18 | 0.25 |
| I receive a variety of forms of touch from a variety of different people. | -0.64 | -0.16 | 0.16 |
| I can go long periods of time without being touched by another person. | 0.55 | -0.02 | -0.33 |
| There are days when I would do anything just to be touched by someone. | 0.14 | 0.86 | 0.06 |
| I have longed for the touch of another person, any person. | 0.04 | 0.83 | -0.09 |
| Some days I long to be held, but have no one to hold me. | 0.31 | 0.75 | -0.05 |
| I often wish I could get more hugs from others. | -0.05 | 0.55 | 0.33 |
| I've engaged in sexual behaviors for the pure purpose of being touched by someone. | 0.01 | 0.18 | 0.76 |
| I would never engage in sex with someone, just to be touched. | 0.03 | 0.03 | -0.71 |
| I receive more touch than the average person. | -0.35 | -0.18 | -0.49 |
| Even if someone hits me, at least I'm receiving human touch. | 0.27 | 0.25 | 0.32 |
| Instructions: For each row of personality descriptors, select the adjective that you think most represents you as a person. | ||
| Quiet | Strong | Best friend |
| Worrisome | Fights | Kind |
| Lonely | Cheats | Happy |
| Sneaky | Argues | Helps others |
| Afraid | Gets teased | Polite |
| Sad | Sick | Brave |
| Tired | Lazy | Good looking |
| Weak | Sloppy | Extraverted |
| Kind | Naughty | Brave |
| Nervous | Mean | Assumes leadership |
| Low pain tolerance | Dirty Aggressive | Aggressive |
| Introverted | Tired | Athletic |
| Intelligent | Lies | High pain threshold |
| Caring | Poor athlete | Immodest |
| Tense | Humorous | Energetic |
| Add the number of personality descriptors circled in each column separately. | ||
| Ectomorphy | Endomorphy | Mesomorphy |
What are the 4 types of gestures?
McNeill [1992] proposes a general classification of four types of hand gestures: beat, deictic, iconic and metaphoric.
What is touch in nonverbal communication?
Touch is our primary non-verbal communication channel for conveying intimate emotions and as such essential for our physical and emotional wellbeing. In our digital age, human social interaction is often mediated.
Why is touch such an important nonverbal code?
Communicating through touch is another important nonverbal communication behavior. Touch can be used to communicate affection, familiarity, sympathy, and other emotions.
Is touch a form of communication?
When appropriate, touch is a form of communication that can transcend words to convey emotion, caring, and compassion to a person who may or may not be able to respond verbally.