Individual Differences in Conversational Self-Touch Frequency Correlate with State Anxiety.
Self-touches are frequently performed in everyday conversations. Although self-touch appears to relate to itching skin sensations or grooming needs, there has been cumulating evidence that the production of self-touch is associated with emotional regulation and cognitive control. Yet, individuals va...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Nonverbal Behavior Vol. 46; no. 3; pp. 299 - 320 |
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