Physical Touch Data Sheet
Participants:
- Jan is a 35-year-old married male with a BCom degree working as marketing manager.
- Janine is a 22-year-old single female with a NDip working as receptionist
- Jannie is a 25-year-old single male with a Certificate in Sales working as salesman
- John is a 48-year-old divorced male with a BBA degree working as Sales manager
- Janice is a 52-year-old widowed female with at DBA degree acting as the company CEO
- Jeanine is a 33-year-old single female with a BCom (Hons) degree working as HR Manager
- Jo-Ann is a 28-year-old single female with a BSc degree and is the corporate physiotherapist
- Julie is a 26-year-old married female with a BCom degree working as the sales rep
- Jack is a 39-year-old married male with a MBA degree and is the managing director
- Jolene is a 27-year-old engaged female with matric working as a saleswoman
| Do you like to be touched? | Do you like to touch others? | May I touch your hand? | |
| Jan | Yes | No | Yes |
| Janine | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Jannie | No | No | No |
| John | No | No | Yes |
| Janice | No | No | Yes |
| Jeanine | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Jo-Ann | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Julie | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Jack | No | Yes | Yes |
| Jolene | Yes | No | Yes |
| Rate on a scale from 1 to 5 where 1 is strongly agree, 2 is agree, 3 is neutral, 4 is disagree, 5 is strongly disagree: | |||
| Touching in the workplace is acceptable | Colleagues may touch each other | The CEO may physically touch employees | |
| Jan | Neutral | Disagree | Disagree |
| Janine | Agree | Agree | Disagree |
| Jannie | Disagree | Neutral | Disagree |
| John | Disagree | Disagree | Agree |
| Janice | Disagree | Strongly Disagree | Agree |
| Jeanine | Agree | Agree | Strongly Agree |
| Jo-Ann | Strongly Agree | Agree | Agree |
| Julie | Strongly Agree | Agree | Strongly Disagree |
| Jack | Agree | Agree | Disagree |
| Jolene | Strongly Disagree | Neutral | Strongly Disagree |
| Which of your body parts are you most comfortable with getting touched by your ...? | ||||
| Friends/Friends | Lover/Spouse | Work Colleagues | Doctor | |
| Jan | Hands | Everywhere | Hands | Anything |
| Janine | Hands | Everything | Hands | Anything |
| Jannie | Nothing | Nothing | Nothing | Nothing |
| John | Nothing | Nothing | Hands | Anything |
| Janice | Nothing | Hair | Hands | Exposed parts |
| Jeanine | Hands | Feet | Hands | Exposed parts |
| Jo-Ann | Hands, Face | Feet | Hands | Anything |
| Julie | Hands | Ears | Hands | Exposed parts |
| Jack | Hands | Face | Hands | Anything |
| Jolene | Hands, Arms, Feet | Feet | Hands | Anything |
Feedback from participants about Physical Touch:
| 1 | Jan | Physical touch is appropriate in some settings, and I like to be touched but I do not like to touch other people. I like to go for things where I get touched, like having my hair cut. It relaxes me. |
| 2 | Janine | I love touch. I cannot wait to be physically touched. It makes me feel loved and I think touch is my love language. The more I'm touched, the more I feel loved and cared for. I love to go for massages because the touch really relaxes me. |
| 3 | Jannie | I do not like to be touched and I definitely do not like to touch other people. They must just leave me alone. I love social distancing; I can do that forever into the future because it keeps my body away from other people and it keeps theirs away from mine. The less touch there is, the better. I did not even like contact sports because I hate the whole touching thing. |
| 4 | John | Some touch is appropriate, like greeting somebody. I used to give them a handshake but due to COVID-19 I now just say hi without actual contact. That works fine for me. |
| 5 | Janice | I do not like touch but I do see the value in it so when I meet a potential business partner, I would shake their hand in greeting but that is it. I do not like more touching than that. |
| 6 | Jeanine | Touch excites me. Maybe too much; my lover will know. As soon as he touches me, it is really exciting. Overall I love touch but I do not allow just anyone to just touch my feet because I'm ticklish, only my lover may touch my feet. |
| 7 | Jo-Ann | I love touch, that is why I'm a physiotherapist because I wanted to make touch my actual profession and earn income through it. It is exciting to touch a patient and due to the touch therapy the patient feels better afterwards. It is very rewarding. I love touch so much that I do not only use in in my profession, I just love to be touched as well, so I love to go for massages and all kinds of touch therapies. |
| 8 | Julie | I'm married so I do not just allow anyone to touch me. My husband my touch me but others not always. I first need to trust them. But I do love touch so I love to go for massages or any touching type therapies like manicures and pedicures because I just love the touching. It is so relaxing and I'm willing to pay for such professional touching, but it should always be professional. I cannot overstep the boundary put in place by my marriage. |
| 9 | Jack | I don't like to be touched but I do like to touch others. That is sometimes strange and people say I may have a bit of a fetish, so I do not always share this with everyone; they may be kreeped out. I'm sharing this with you in confidence. I won't tell you what I like to touch, I'm a bit embarrassed, but I always look at specific body parts when I'm between other people and my work colleagues. They will think I'm weird if they knew. |
| 10 | Jolene | I like to be touched but I do not necessarily want to touch other people. I especially like it when my feet are being touched. It is relaxing and exciting. Maybe I'm a bit like Britney Spears with a bit of foot fetish where it excites me when my feet are touched, but I never want to touch other people's feet; gross! The thought of that makes me nauseas. |