PubHawk
Int J Psychol June 2020 PMID 31452194

The "Longing for Interpersonal Touch Picture Questionnaire": Development of a new measurement for touch perception.

Ria Beßler, Johanna Bendas, Uta Sailer, Ilona Croy

Full text PDF Download social card

Mentions

14
Peak: 1 in Sep 2019
across 3 sources since Sep 2019

Extended reach

463,822
potential audience

Total likes

16,403

Video views

441,831

Mentions per month

Sep 2019 – Nov 2025

Where it's discussed

  • News7 articles
  • X / Twitter5 posts
  • YouTube2 videos

AI synopsis

What people are saying

Several discussions emphasize the relevance of touch for human health, with phrases like 'touch is a crucial factor' and 'adverse implications on mental health,' indicating recognition of the study's importance. The tone is informational and appreciative, showing interest but not deep technical engagement, which aligns with moderate scores across all dimensions.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most discussions acknowledge the importance of touch for health, referencing the study as a credible source highlighting touch's role in mental and physical well-being.

InterestModerate interest

Participants show moderate curiosity, referencing the new questionnaire and its relevance to health without delving deeply into methodological details.

EngagementModerate engagement

The exchanges include some technical references and mention of the study’s significance, indicating moderate engagement rather than superficial reactions.

ImpactModerate impact

The posts suggest the publication underscores the significance of touch, potentially influencing health practices and further research, thus having a moderate impact.

Abstract in brief

  • The study introduces the Longing for Interpersonal Touch Picture Questionnaire (LITPQ), a new tool designed to measure individuals' desire for touch and their perceptions of different kinds of touch from various interaction partners, highlighting the importance of touch for mental and physical health.
  • Results showed that people generally desired more touch from close partners than strangers, and many participants wanted more touch than they actually received, with the longing for touch linked to higher levels of depression, anxiety, and somatization, regardless of gender or relationship status.
  • The LITPQ demonstrated good validity by correlating with existing measures of touch deprivation and offered new insights into the complexity of touch perception, although measuring longing for touch remains challenging due to subjective biases and self-reporting confounds.]
Read the full abstract

Top posts

Most liked on X and Bluesky
Real Scientists DE
@realsci_DE · X

Hier die Studie: https://t.co/Cqu9fR2RiB

Sep 16, 2020 · 3 likes · 18,011 followers View post →
IJTMB
@IJTMB_org · X

The “Longing for Interpersonal Touch Picture Questionnaire”: Development of a new measurement for touch perception https://t.co/DIbgNubwCq https://t.co/ILLbC4S3Lg

Sep 12, 2019 · 2 likes · 781 followers View post →
Neuromarker_ukd
@Neuromarker_ukd · X

How to survey touch deprivation? Our approach can be found here https://t.co/5StOqKtKDT https://t.co/q4vqwRSdhT

May 11, 2020 · 1 like · 150 followers View post →
MD or Bust - The Equitable Autist-Knowledge Magpie
@appyjumpindaze · X

@loveturtle9 https://t.co/HNia0Jl528

Dec 29, 2022 · 2,417 followers View post →

All mentions

MD or Bust - The Equitable Autist-Knowledge Magpie
@appyjumpindaze · X

@loveturtle9 https://t.co/HNia0Jl528

Dec 29, 2022 · 2,417 followers View post →
Real Scientists DE
@realsci_DE · X

Hier die Studie: https://t.co/Cqu9fR2RiB

Sep 16, 2020 · 3 likes · 18,011 followers View post →
M2W
@Moving2Wellness · X

"Touch is a crucial factor of physiological and psychological #health in humans. A lack of #touch in contrast is associated with adverse implications on #mentalhealth https://t.co/gUhxo49uef

Jul 23, 2020 · 563 followers View post →
Neuromarker_ukd
@Neuromarker_ukd · X

How to survey touch deprivation? Our approach can be found here https://t.co/5StOqKtKDT https://t.co/q4vqwRSdhT

May 11, 2020 · 1 like · 150 followers View post →
IJTMB
@IJTMB_org · X

The “Longing for Interpersonal Touch Picture Questionnaire”: Development of a new measurement for touch perception https://t.co/DIbgNubwCq https://t.co/ILLbC4S3Lg

Sep 12, 2019 · 2 likes · 781 followers View post →
Pubmedlist | PDF | Pub Med | Diabetes Mellitus
News

10.1002/2327-6924.12350. Epub 2016 Mar 16. PubMed PMID: 26990269. 108 ... J Paediatr Child Health. 2014 Nov;50(11):874-9. doi: 10.1111/jpc.12616. Epub 2014 Jun 3.

Dec 11, 2025 View →
Central Clinical School Publications 2017 - Translational Medicine
News

doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011699.pub2. [Epub ahead of print] Review. Lee J ... DOI: 10.1111/jvh.12616. Sandler, N, Kaczmarek, E, Itagaki, K, Zheng, Y ...

Dec 11, 2025 View →
ARFID in Children: Clinical Presentation | PDF
News

doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008552.pub6Update in: Cochrane Database Syst Rev ... doi: 10.1111/cch.12616. PMCID: PMC6294665. 1105: Translational Investigation ...

Dec 11, 2025 View →
500 | PDF | Big Data | Analytics
News

[10.1002/0471250953.bi1110s43, 10.1002/0471250953.bi1201s43] van Iersel MP ... 12616. Yata K, 2012, J MULTIVARIATE ANAL, V105, P193, DOI 10.1016/j.jmva ...

Dec 11, 2025 View →
Behavioral Diabetes: Alan M. Delamater David G. Marrero Editors ...
News

... 10.1002/hep.20466. Brownlee, M., Cerami, A., & Vlassara, H. (1988). Advanced ... 12616. ISPAD Clinical Practice Consensus Guidelines (2018). DiMeglio L ...

Dec 11, 2025 View →
Journal | PDF | T Helper Cell | Fungus
News

doi:10.1002/9780470015902.a0000508.pub3 101. Clemons KV, Martinez M, Tong AJ ... doi:10.1111/cmi.12616 133. Cunha C, Kurzai O, Löffler J et al (2014) ...

Dec 11, 2025 View →
MONASH SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND PREVENTIVE ...
News

10.1002/acr.22915, 10.1002/acr.22915. Bennett A, Chow CK, Chou M ... 10.1111/jvh.12616. Rodrigo C, Walker MR, Leung P, Eltahla AA ...

Jul 17, 2018 View →