ICPS
2023 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2023
Daily Touch As a Buffer for Emotion Regulation
- Ozge Ugurlu
University of California, Berkeley - Felicia Zerwas
University of California, Berkeley - Dacher Keltner
University of California, Berkeley
Abstract
With a 10-days diary study, we examined whether touch can be utilized as an emotion regulation technique. Within-person analysis demonstrated that individuals who experience more touch on stressful days do not need to reappraise a stressful situation, thus, touch buffers against the exertion of emotion regulation, irrespective of relationship status.
Emotion
