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dc.contributorRoberts, S Craig-
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Stirlingen_GB
dc.coverage.temporal01/04/2020 - 30/06/2020en_GB
dc.creatorGray, Nicholas LT-
dc.creatorRoberts, S Craig-
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-13T11:27:48Z-
dc.date.created2023-02-08-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11667/207-
dc.description.abstractAs a social species, humans deprived of contact find loneliness a distressing and difficult condition. Recent research emphasises the influence of touch on alleviating loneliness. This research found touch reduces feelings of neglect, a subscale of loneliness. Affectionate touch, which demonstrates care or affection has been previously linked to wellbeing in couples. Here, we investigated whether the effect of simulated touch during a video conversation might be sufficient to influence feelings of loneliness. Sixty participants answered a survey about their home life and relationships, including items that assessed frequency of touch and feelings of loneliness. Following this, they participated in an online video call with three conditions: audio only, audio and video, or audio, video with ‘touch’ (a virtual ‘high-five’). Finally, immediately after the call, they completed a further brief survey including another measure of loneliness. Data were analysed and presented in a paper prepared for publication in February 2023: "Dialing out: A study on overcoming loneliness through call and touch", by Nicholas L.T. Gray and S. Craig Roberts.en_GB
dc.description.tableofcontentsThe data were prepared in Excel, with 61 rows of data, where each data row represents data from an individual participant. There are two tabs. The first (Key) provides a detailed key to each variable. Data are in the second tab (Dialing out - raw data); column headings also provide detailed descriptions of each variable. Data are made available in .xlsx formaten_GB
dc.language.isoengen_GB
dc.publisherPsychology Division, University of Stirlingen_GB
dc.relationGray, NLT; Roberts, SC (2024): Dialing out: A study on overcoming loneliness through call and touch. Psychology Division, University of Stirling. Dataset. http://hdl.handle.net/11667/207en_GB
dc.relation.isreferencedbyData were analysed and presented in a paper prepared for publication in February 2023: "Dialing out: A study on overcoming loneliness through call and touch", by Nicholas L.T. Gray and S. Craig Roberts.en_GB
dc.rightsRights covered by the standard CC-BY 4.0 licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_GB
dc.subjectlonelinessen_GB
dc.subject.classification::Psychologyen_GB
dc.subject.classification::Sociology::Sociology::Social psychologyen_GB
dc.titleDialing out: A study on overcoming loneliness through call and touchen_GB
dc.typedataseten_GB
dc.rights.embargoreasonUntil publication please. It is currently under review at the journal Scientific Reportsen_GB
dc.rights.embargoterms2024-01-01en_GB
dc.rights.embargoliftdate2024-01-01-
dc.contributor.emailcraig.roberts@stir.ac.uken_GB
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Stirling (Psychology)en_GB
dc.rights.embargoenddate2023-12-31-
dc.date.publicationyear2024en_GB
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