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. 2021 Sep 8;8(9):210287. doi: 10.1098/rsos.210287

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Figure 3. — (a) Relationship between computed lack of touch (touch experienced before COVID-19 minus touch experienced in the past week) and the degree to which participants reported practising social distancing (‘How much are you practicing social distancing?’ ratings on a visual analogue scale ranging from 0 ‘not at all’ to 100 ‘extremely’) for intimate, friendly and professional touch, as well as their average. (b) Relationship between computed lack of touch and the amount of touch that participants would have wanted to experience in the past week for intimate, friendly and professional touch, as well as their average.