Title Information

Title

How People with Amputation Interpret Emotions from Touch in Paintings Across Different Social Affective Contexts ?

Type of Resource (primo)

dissertations

Name: Personal

Name Part

Xu, Zhouwenqi(Nick)

Role

Role Term: Text

creator

Name: Personal

Name Part

Cross, Emily

Role

Role Term: Text

Advisor

Name: Personal

Name Part

Loucks, Eric

Role

Role Term: Text

Reader

Name: Personal

Name Part

Bara, Ionela

Role

Role Term: Text

Reader

Name: Corporate

Name Part

Brown University. School of Public Health

Role

Role Term: Text

sponsor

Origin Information

Copyright Date

2026

Physical Description

Extent

, 71 p.

digitalOrigin

born digital

Note: thesis

Thesis (M. P. H.)--Brown University, 2026

Genre (aat)

theses

Abstract

Touch, as a non-verbal social language, plays an important role in social life. Social touch helps individuals communicate emotions with each other. However, it remains unclear how people with amputation interpret emotions from social touch across different social-affective contexts. The present study investigated how people with amputation interpret emotions from social touch in classic paintings. Through 30 European academic paintings (15 touch and 15 non-touch), 34 participants with unilateral transradial amputation in Italy were asked to self-report emotional valence, emotional arousal, and aesthetic appreciation for each painting. The final sample size was 22. Results showed that participants perceived paintings with social touch as more pleasant, having greater emotional arousal, and being more aesthetic in comparison to paintings without touch. Secondly, the interpretation of emotional valence from social touch varied across different social-affective contexts (Maternal, Friendly, and Romantic). Lastly, the study found a significant positive association between emotional valence, emotional arousal, and aesthetic appreciation in both types of paintings. This study contributes to a further understanding of the social world of people with amputation and lays the foundation for future research to develop social and emotional support interventions.

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Topic

Public health

Subject (fast) (authorityURI="http://id.worldcat.org/fast", valueURI="http://id.worldcat.org/fast/01122709")

Topic

Social perception

Subject (fast) (authorityURI="http://id.worldcat.org/fast", valueURI="http://id.worldcat.org/fast/01122816")

Topic

Social psychology

Subject (fast) (authorityURI="http://id.worldcat.org/fast", valueURI="http://id.worldcat.org/fast/01168049")

Topic

Visual perception

Subject

Topic

disability

Subject

Topic

emotions

Subject (fast) (authorityURI="http://id.worldcat.org/fast", valueURI="http://id.worldcat.org/fast/00798702")

Topic

Aesthetics

Subject (fast) (authorityURI="http://id.worldcat.org/fast", valueURI="http://id.worldcat.org/fast/01036493")

Topic

Neuropsychology

Subject (fast) (authorityURI="http://id.worldcat.org/fast", valueURI="http://id.worldcat.org/fast/00798853")

Topic

Affect (Psychology)

Subject (fast) (authorityURI="http://id.worldcat.org/fast", valueURI="http://id.worldcat.org/fast/01153089")

Topic

Touch

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Topic

Cognitive psychology

Subject

Topic

arousal

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Topic

Amputation

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Topic

Paintings

Subject

Topic

Neuroaesthetics

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Topic

Emotions in art

Subject

Topic

Emotional Arousal

Subject

Topic

Emotional Valence

Language

Language Term (ISO639-2B)

English

Record Information

Record Content Source (marcorg)

RPB

Record Creation Date (encoding="iso8601")

20260516