Huisman G. An Interaction Theory Account of (Mediated) Social Touch.
Front Psychol 2022;
13:830193. [PMID:
35592150 PMCID:
PMC9110885 DOI:
10.3389/fpsyg.2022.830193]
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Abstract
Research on mediated social touch (MST) has, either implicitly or explicitly, built on theoretical assumptions regarding social interactions that align with "theory theory" or "simulation theory" of social cognition. However, these approaches struggle to explain MST interactions that occur outside of a laboratory setting. I briefly discuss these approaches and will argue in favor of an alternative, "interaction theory" approach to the study of MST. I make three suggestions for future research to focus on.
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