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Tactile sensitivity: development of a behavioral responses checklist

B A Bauer

    The American Journal of Occupational Therapy : Official Publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association
    |July 1, 1977
    PubMed
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    This study introduces an objective checklist to identify tactile defensiveness in children. The new method reliably measures behavioral responses to tactile stimulation, aiding clinical assessment.

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    Area of Science:

    • Occupational Therapy
    • Developmental Psychology
    • Pediatric Behavioral Science

    Background:

    • Tactile defensiveness, a sensitivity to touch, is currently identified through subjective clinical observations.
    • A need exists for objective measures to reliably diagnose tactile defensiveness in children.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop an objective method for identifying tactile defensiveness.
    • To create a reliable checklist of behavioral responses to tactile stimulation.

    Main Methods:

    • Videotaped observations of five-year-old boys undergoing tactile perception tests.
    • Development and application of a checklist for tactile-sensitive behavioral responses.
    • Inter-rater reliability testing of the checklist on 10 children.

    Main Results:

    • A checklist of observable behaviors was created to identify tactile defensiveness.
    • The checklist achieved a reliability of .89 agreement with consensus among raters.
    • This method provides objective guides for identifying tactile sensitivity.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed checklist offers an objective and reliable tool for identifying tactile defensiveness in children.
    • This advances the clinical assessment of tactile sensitivity in pediatric populations.

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