The Communication of Emotion via Touch

Emotion

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 566-573

  Hertenstein, Matthew J ^a   Holmes, Rachel ^a   McCullough, Margaret ^a   Keltner, Dacher ^b  

^a DEPAUW UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

communication; emotion; tactile; touch

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEAR; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LOVE; MALE; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; TACTILE STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; SEX FACTORS; TOUCH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69049093786     PISSN: 15283542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0016108     Document Type: Article

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