EFFECTS OF SEX AND SEX-ROLES ON SAME-SEX TOUCH

Authors
CRAWFORD CB
Citation
Cb. Crawford, EFFECTS OF SEX AND SEX-ROLES ON SAME-SEX TOUCH, Perceptual and motor skills, 78(2), 1994, pp. 391-394
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology, Experimental
Journal title
Perceptual and motor skills → ACNP
ISSN journal
00315125
Volume
78
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
391 - 394
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-5125(1994)78:2<391:EOSASO>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
Touch is an important aspect of nonverbal behavior. Important aspects of the relationship of gender and sex roles with same-sex touch were h ighlighted. 259 subjects participated in the procedure, yielding a sig nificant difference between men and women on same-sex touch. Further, androgyny was significantly correlated with ratings on the Same-sex To uching Scale. Specific conclusions regarding these findings were discu ssed.