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Sensory and Emotional Perception of Wooden Surfaces through Fingertip Touch

Previous studies on tactile experiences have investigated a wide range of material surfaces across various skin sites of the human body in self-touch or other touch modes. Here, we investigate whether the sensory and emotional aspects of touch are related when evaluating wooden surfaces using finger...

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Autores principales: Bhatta, Shiv R., Tiippana, Kaisa, Vahtikari, Katja, Hughes, Mark, Kyttä, Marketta
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5346587/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28348541
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00367
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author Bhatta, Shiv R.
Tiippana, Kaisa
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description Previous studies on tactile experiences have investigated a wide range of material surfaces across various skin sites of the human body in self-touch or other touch modes. Here, we investigate whether the sensory and emotional aspects of touch are related when evaluating wooden surfaces using fingertips in the absence of other sensory modalities. Twenty participants evaluated eight different pine and oak wood surfaces, using sensory and emotional touch descriptors, through the lateral motion of active fingertip exploration. The data showed that natural and smooth wood surfaces were perceived more positively in emotional touch than coated surfaces. We highlight the importance of preserving the naturalness of the surface texture in the process of wood-surface treatment so as to improve positive touch experiences, as well as avoid negative ones. We argue that the results may offer possibilities in the design of wood-based interior products with a view to improving consumer touch experiences.
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spelling pubmed-53465872017-03-27 Sensory and Emotional Perception of Wooden Surfaces through Fingertip Touch Bhatta, Shiv R. Tiippana, Kaisa Vahtikari, Katja Hughes, Mark Kyttä, Marketta Front Psychol Psychology Previous studies on tactile experiences have investigated a wide range of material surfaces across various skin sites of the human body in self-touch or other touch modes. Here, we investigate whether the sensory and emotional aspects of touch are related when evaluating wooden surfaces using fingertips in the absence of other sensory modalities. Twenty participants evaluated eight different pine and oak wood surfaces, using sensory and emotional touch descriptors, through the lateral motion of active fingertip exploration. The data showed that natural and smooth wood surfaces were perceived more positively in emotional touch than coated surfaces. We highlight the importance of preserving the naturalness of the surface texture in the process of wood-surface treatment so as to improve positive touch experiences, as well as avoid negative ones. We argue that the results may offer possibilities in the design of wood-based interior products with a view to improving consumer touch experiences. Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-03-13 /pmc/articles/PMC5346587/ /pubmed/28348541 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00367 Text en Copyright © 2017 Bhatta, Tiippana, Vahtikari, Hughes and Kyttä. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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Sensory and Emotional Perception of Wooden Surfaces through Fingertip Touch
title Sensory and Emotional Perception of Wooden Surfaces through Fingertip Touch
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title_fullStr Sensory and Emotional Perception of Wooden Surfaces through Fingertip Touch
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title_short Sensory and Emotional Perception of Wooden Surfaces through Fingertip Touch
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5346587/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28348541
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00367
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