The effect of friendly touch on delay-of-gratification in preschool children.
Q J Exp Psychol (Hove)
; 67(11): 2123-33, 2014.
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| ID: mdl-24666195
ABSTRACT
Physical touch has many documented benefits, but past research has paid little attention to the effects of touch on children's development. Here, we tested the effect of touch on children's compliance behaviour in a modified delay-of-gratification task. Forty children (M = 59 months) were randomly assigned to a touch or no touch group. Children in the intervention condition received a friendly touch on the back while being told that they should wait for permission to eat a candy. Results showed that children in the touch condition waited an average of two minutes longer to eat the candy than children in the no touch condition. This finding has implications for the potential of using touch to promote positive behaviours in children.
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Tato
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Desenvolvimento Infantil
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Amigos
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Função Executiva
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
Limite:
Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
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Q J Exp Psychol (Hove)
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PSICOFISIOLOGIA
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PSICOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2014
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Article
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Estados Unidos