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ArticleInternational journal of clinical and health psychology : IJCHP

In contact with grief: Affectionate touch and intimacy in bereaved parents.

Turan Deniz Ergun, Asuman Buyukcan-Tetik, Anik Debrot, Henk Schut, Margaret Stroebe

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Turan Deniz ErgunDepartment of Psychology, Health, & Technology, University of Twente, The Netherlands.
Asuman Buyukcan-TetikPsychology Program, Sabanci University, Turkey.
Anik DebrotInstitute of Psychology, University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
Henk SchutDepartment of Clinical Psychology, Utrecht University, The Netherlands.
Margaret StroebeDepartment of Clinical Psychology, Utrecht University, The Netherlands.

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Abstract

Although child loss impairs well-being, its impact on behavioral exchanges between bereaved parents remains understudied. We compared bereaved and non-bereaved couples regarding affectionate touch levels, the role of affectionate touch in intimacy, and the association between partners' affectionate touch similarity and intimacy. Bereaved (228 couples, 27 individuals) and non-bereaved (258 couples, seven individuals) people participated in our seven-day diary study. Although bereaved and non-bereaved men reported equal affectionate touch, bereaved women's affectionate touch was lower than non-bereaved women's. Despite this discrepancy, multilevel analyses revealed that affectionate touch concurrently benefited both genders' intimacy in bereaved and non-bereaved couples. For bereaved women, touch also contributed to next day's intimacy. We also showed that couples reported higher intimacy if both partners had higher vs. lower affectionate touch. Our findings highlight bereaved and non-bereaved couples' similarity regarding the relational gains of affectionate touch and the promising function of affectionate touch in coping with loss.

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Affectionate touchChild lossDiaryDyadic designIntimacy

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PMID39759572
PMCPMC11699208

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