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Interpersonal Communication- A Mindful Approach to Relationships, 2020a

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Sex for Touch<br />

Interpreting Your Score<br />

Step One: Add scores for item 13<br />

Step Two: Add scores for item 14<br />

Step Three: Add 6 <strong>to</strong> Step One.<br />

Step Four: Subtract the score for Step Two from the score for Step Three.<br />

For absence of <strong>to</strong>uch, scores should be between 7 and 35. If your score is above 17, you are<br />

considered <strong>to</strong> have an absence of <strong>to</strong>uch. If your score is below 16, then <strong>to</strong>uch is a normal part of<br />

your daily life.<br />

For longing for <strong>to</strong>uch, scores should be between 4 and 20. If your score is above 10, you are<br />

considered <strong>to</strong> have a longing for <strong>to</strong>uch in your life. If your score is below 9, then <strong>to</strong>uch is a<br />

normal part of your daily life.<br />

For sex for <strong>to</strong>uch, scores should be between 2 and 10. If your score is above 5, you have probably<br />

engaged in sexual intimacy as a way of receiving <strong>to</strong>uch in your life. If your score is below 5, then<br />

you probably have not in sexual intimacy as a way of receiving <strong>to</strong>uch in your life.<br />

Reference<br />

Punyanunt-Carter, N. M., & Wrench, J. S. (2009). Development and validity testing of a measure of <strong>to</strong>uch<br />

deprivation. Human <strong>Communication</strong>, 12, 67-76.<br />

Table 5.1 Touch Deprivation Scale<br />

such as the characteristics of speech just discussed, pauses and silences, and nonverbal vocalizations.<br />

Pauses and Silences<br />

Pauses and silences are an important part of creating meaning during an interaction. Pauses draw<br />

attention <strong>to</strong> important parts of messages. The “pregnant pause” is an extra-long pause that precedes<br />

particularly weighty information. Pauses are a type of silence that are brief in nature, but prolonged<br />

silence such as minutes, hours, or even days can be used <strong>to</strong> convey meaning as well. Consider a<br />

conversation in which the other person does not respond <strong>to</strong> you. What meaning is conveyed? Is the<br />

individual thinking? Is the individual hurt, angry, or <strong>to</strong>o shocked <strong>to</strong> speak? Myriad meanings of silence<br />

help emphasize the significance of silence and that it is as impactful as verbal communication, if not more<br />

so.<br />

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