Intercultural differences in the effects of touch in close relationships
In collaboration with Belinda Campos, University California, Irvine, and scholars from 5 Latin-American countries, we investigate the differences in the frequency and effect of touch on well-being across different types of close relationships in Latino vs Northern-Western cultures.
Collaborators:
- Vicente Cassepp-Borges, University of Federal Fluminense, Brazil
- Rozzana Sánchez Aragón, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
- Juan Enrique Wilson Alcalde, Universidad de Chile
- Carmen Elvira Navia Arroyo, Universidad Nacional de Colombia
- Ruth Nina-Estrella, Universidad de Puerto Rico
- Jean-Philippe Antonietti, Université de Lausanne
- Eva Heim, Université de Lausanne
Involved students:
- Nicole Froidevaux, PhD-student, University of California, Irvine
- Clara Teixeira e Silva, Master Student, Universidade Federal Fluminense
- Alumni: Argelia Arestegui, and Maria Remon-Ore, master students, Université de Lausanne
Touch as a stress-buffer: An experimental study with physiological measures
This projects investigates whether touch, from the romantic partner or from a stranger, can play a role as a buffer of an experimentally induced stress (self-esteem threat).
Petra Klumb, University of Fribourg
Jennifer Stellar, University of Toronto
Elise Dan-Glauser, Université de Lausanne
Involved students: Ileana Di Vattimo Losada and Aurore Keim, Université de Lausanne
Touch from a clinical psychology perspective
Is touch experienced differently when a person suffers from a mental health issue or is submitted to potentially traumatic events? What about their partners? Can we promote well-being when inducing people to touch? In a range of project, we are addressing these questions.
Partners:
- Valentino Pomini, University of Lausanne
- Asuman Büyükcan Tetik, Sabancı University, İstanbul
- Cheryl Carmichael, Brooklyn College, The Graduate Center, CUNY
- Shékina Rochat, Université de Lausanne
- Maria del Rio Carral, Université de Lausanne
- Involved students:
- Kerem Besim Durbin, Graduate Student, Sabancı University, İstanbul
- Turan Deniz Ergun, Master Student, Sabancı University, İstanbul
- Lara Seefeld, Graduate Student, Techniche Universtität Dresden
- Alumni:
- Sabrina Didisheim, Magali Meireles, Maria Papadopoulou, Prisca Gerber, Université de Lausanne