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Tactile Biography Questionnaire: A contribution to its validation in an Italian sample
As the interest in the beneficial effects of positive touch experiences is rapidly growing, having reliable and valid tools to its assessment is essential. The Tactile Biography Questionnaire (TBQ) allows to quantify individual differences in affective touch experiences throughout life. The aim of t...
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2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9477375/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36107821 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0274477 |
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author | Mariani Wigley, Isabella Lucia Chiara Pastore, Massimiliano Mascheroni, Eleonora Tremolada, Marta Bonichini, Sabrina Montirosso, Rosario |
author_facet | Mariani Wigley, Isabella Lucia Chiara Pastore, Massimiliano Mascheroni, Eleonora Tremolada, Marta Bonichini, Sabrina Montirosso, Rosario |
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description | As the interest in the beneficial effects of positive touch experiences is rapidly growing, having reliable and valid tools to its assessment is essential. The Tactile Biography Questionnaire (TBQ) allows to quantify individual differences in affective touch experiences throughout life. The aim of this article is to present a contribution to its validation in the Italian population. Data analysis were run on a sample of 2040 Italian individuals (Females = 1342, 64%) participating in an on-line survey. Confirmatory Factor Analysis and invariance analyses for gender were applied. Concurrent validity was checked using two specific subscales of the Touch Avoidance Questionnaire (TAQ—i.e., Family and Stranger). The four-dimensional structure of the TBQ was confirmed in the overall sample and by gender. Also, the TBQ showed an excellent internal consistency and a good concurrent validity with TAQ. The present study suggests that the TBQ can be used to support healthcare professionals and researchers to assess experiences of affective touch in different settings. |
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spelling | pubmed-94773752022-09-16 Tactile Biography Questionnaire: A contribution to its validation in an Italian sample Mariani Wigley, Isabella Lucia Chiara Pastore, Massimiliano Mascheroni, Eleonora Tremolada, Marta Bonichini, Sabrina Montirosso, Rosario PLoS One Research Article As the interest in the beneficial effects of positive touch experiences is rapidly growing, having reliable and valid tools to its assessment is essential. The Tactile Biography Questionnaire (TBQ) allows to quantify individual differences in affective touch experiences throughout life. The aim of this article is to present a contribution to its validation in the Italian population. Data analysis were run on a sample of 2040 Italian individuals (Females = 1342, 64%) participating in an on-line survey. Confirmatory Factor Analysis and invariance analyses for gender were applied. Concurrent validity was checked using two specific subscales of the Touch Avoidance Questionnaire (TAQ—i.e., Family and Stranger). The four-dimensional structure of the TBQ was confirmed in the overall sample and by gender. Also, the TBQ showed an excellent internal consistency and a good concurrent validity with TAQ. The present study suggests that the TBQ can be used to support healthcare professionals and researchers to assess experiences of affective touch in different settings. Public Library of Science 2022-09-15 /pmc/articles/PMC9477375/ /pubmed/36107821 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0274477 Text en © 2022 Mariani Wigley et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Mariani Wigley, Isabella Lucia Chiara Pastore, Massimiliano Mascheroni, Eleonora Tremolada, Marta Bonichini, Sabrina Montirosso, Rosario Tactile Biography Questionnaire: A contribution to its validation in an Italian sample |
title | Tactile Biography Questionnaire: A contribution to its validation in an Italian sample |
title_full | Tactile Biography Questionnaire: A contribution to its validation in an Italian sample |
title_fullStr | Tactile Biography Questionnaire: A contribution to its validation in an Italian sample |
title_full_unstemmed | Tactile Biography Questionnaire: A contribution to its validation in an Italian sample |
title_short | Tactile Biography Questionnaire: A contribution to its validation in an Italian sample |
title_sort | tactile biography questionnaire: a contribution to its validation in an italian sample |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9477375/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36107821 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0274477 |
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