NDLI: Hot or not? Thermal reactions to social contact

Content Provider	PubMed Central
Author	Hahn, Amanda C. Whitehead, Ross D. Albrecht, Marion Lefevre, Carmen E. Perrett, David I.
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	Previous studies using thermal imaging have suggested that face and body temperature increase during periods of sexual arousal. Additionally, facial skin temperature changes are associated with other forms of emotional arousal, including fear and stress. This study investigated whether interpersonal social contact can elicit facial temperature changes. Study 1: infrared images were taken during a standardized interaction with a same- and opposite-sex experimenter using skin contact in a number of potentially high–intimate (face and chest) and low–intimate (arm and palm) locations. Facial skin temperatures significantly increased from baseline during the face and chest contact, and these temperature shifts were larger when contact was made by an opposite-sex experimenter. Study 2: the topography of facial temperature change was investigated in five regions: forehead, periorbital, nose, mouth and cheeks. Increased temperature in the periorbital, nose and mouth regions predicted overall facial temperature shifts to social contact. Our findings demonstrate skin temperature changes are a sensitive index of arousal during interpersonal interactions.
Related Links	http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2012.0338
Ending Page	867
Page Count	4
Starting Page	864
File Format	PDF
ISSN	17449561
e-ISSN	1744957X
Journal	Biology Letters
Issue Number	5
Volume Number	8
Language	English
Publisher	The Royal Society
Publisher Date	2012-10-23
Access Restriction	Open
Rights Holder	The Royal Society
Subject Keyword	Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all) Research in Higher Education
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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