Touch among children at nursery school Article

Cigales, M, Field, T, Hossain, Z et al. (1996). Touch among children at nursery school . EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND CARE, 126(1), 101-110. 10.1080/0300443961260107

cited authors

  • Cigales, M; Field, T; Hossain, Z; Pelaez-Nogueras, M; Gewirtz, J

authors

abstract

  • Naturalistic observations of touching behaviors were conducted among 33 preschool children, ranging from 3 to 64 months of age. Touch was coded for direction (received/initiated), type, body area touched, responses to touch, and purpose. Infants received significantly more touch than older children. Preschool children engaged in touching behaviors similar to those observed among adults. Touch involved "vulnerable body parts" more often among toddlers than among preschoolers. 'Negative' responses to being touched occurred more often among toddlers than among preschoolers, and task-related touch occurred less often in the preschool than in the toddler and infant classes. © 1996 OPA (Overseas Publishers Association).

publication date

  • December 1, 1996

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start page

  • 101

end page

  • 110

volume

  • 126

issue

  • 1