Can you remember the last time that you received an especially good hug?
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Brooke C. Feeney, a professor of psychology at Carnegie Mellon University who was not involved in Dr. Dueren’s study, has found in her research that affectionate touch encourages feelings of security and safety, reduces stress and pain, and may even decrease the amount of jealousy that someone feels in a relationship.
“Interestingly, we find benefits for both imagined touch and actual touch,” Dr. Feeney said, referring to the process of asking study participants to visualize receiving affectionate, supportive touch.
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