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Packheiser, Julian; Rook, Noemi; Dursun, Zeynep; Mesenhöller, Janne; Wenglorz, Alrescha; Güntürkün, Onur; Ocklenburg, Sebastian (2018). "Embracing your emotions: Affective state impacts lateralisation of human embraces". Psychological Research. 83 (1): 26–36. doi:10.1007/s00426-018-0985-8. PMID 29349505. S2CID 12878780.
Ocklenburg, Sebastian; Packheiser, Julian; Schmitz, Judith; Rook, Noemi; Güntürkün, Onur; Peterburs, Jutta; Grimshaw, Gina M. (2018). "Hugs and kisses – the role of motor preferences and emotional lateralization for hemispheric asymmetries in human social touch". Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 95: 353–360. doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2018.10.007. PMID 30339836. S2CID 53011017.
Duranti, Alessandro (1997-06-01). "Universal and Culture-Specific Properties of Greetings". Journal of Linguistic Anthropology. 7 (1): 63–97. doi:10.1525/jlin.1997.7.1.63. ISSN 1055-1360.
Light, Kathleen C.; Grewen, Karen M.; Amico, Janet A. (2005). "More frequent partner hugs and higher oxytocin levels are linked to lower blood pressure and heart rate in premenopausal women". Biological Psychology. 69 (1): 5–21. doi:10.1016/j.biopsycho.2004.11.002. PMID 15740822. S2CID 8570586.
Berretz, Gesa; Cebula, Chantal; Wortelmann, Blanca Maria; Papadopoulou, Panagiota; Wolf, Oliver T.; Ocklenburg, Sebastian; Packheiser, Julian (18 May 2022). "Romantic partner embraces reduce cortisol release after acute stress induction in women but not in men". PLOS ONE. 17 (5) e0266887. Bibcode:2022PLoSO..1766887B. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0266887. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 9116618. PMID 35584124.

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Packheiser, Julian; Rook, Noemi; Dursun, Zeynep; Mesenhöller, Janne; Wenglorz, Alrescha; Güntürkün, Onur; Ocklenburg, Sebastian (2018). "Embracing your emotions: Affective state impacts lateralisation of human embraces". Psychological Research. 83 (1): 26–36. doi:10.1007/s00426-018-0985-8. PMID 29349505. S2CID 12878780.
Ocklenburg, Sebastian; Packheiser, Julian; Schmitz, Judith; Rook, Noemi; Güntürkün, Onur; Peterburs, Jutta; Grimshaw, Gina M. (2018). "Hugs and kisses – the role of motor preferences and emotional lateralization for hemispheric asymmetries in human social touch". Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 95: 353–360. doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2018.10.007. PMID 30339836. S2CID 53011017.
Light, Kathleen C.; Grewen, Karen M.; Amico, Janet A. (2005). "More frequent partner hugs and higher oxytocin levels are linked to lower blood pressure and heart rate in premenopausal women". Biological Psychology. 69 (1): 5–21. doi:10.1016/j.biopsycho.2004.11.002. PMID 15740822. S2CID 8570586.
Berretz, Gesa; Cebula, Chantal; Wortelmann, Blanca Maria; Papadopoulou, Panagiota; Wolf, Oliver T.; Ocklenburg, Sebastian; Packheiser, Julian (18 May 2022). "Romantic partner embraces reduce cortisol release after acute stress induction in women but not in men". PLOS ONE. 17 (5) e0266887. Bibcode:2022PLoSO..1766887B. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0266887. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 9116618. PMID 35584124.

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Berretz, Gesa; Cebula, Chantal; Wortelmann, Blanca Maria; Papadopoulou, Panagiota; Wolf, Oliver T.; Ocklenburg, Sebastian; Packheiser, Julian (18 May 2022). "Romantic partner embraces reduce cortisol release after acute stress induction in women but not in men". PLOS ONE. 17 (5) e0266887. Bibcode:2022PLoSO..1766887B. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0266887. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 9116618. PMID 35584124.

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Kershaw, Sarah (2009-05-27). "For Teenagers, Hello Means 'How About a Hug?'". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved 2009-05-29.

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Packheiser, Julian; Rook, Noemi; Dursun, Zeynep; Mesenhöller, Janne; Wenglorz, Alrescha; Güntürkün, Onur; Ocklenburg, Sebastian (2018). "Embracing your emotions: Affective state impacts lateralisation of human embraces". Psychological Research. 83 (1): 26–36. doi:10.1007/s00426-018-0985-8. PMID 29349505. S2CID 12878780.
Ocklenburg, Sebastian; Packheiser, Julian; Schmitz, Judith; Rook, Noemi; Güntürkün, Onur; Peterburs, Jutta; Grimshaw, Gina M. (2018). "Hugs and kisses – the role of motor preferences and emotional lateralization for hemispheric asymmetries in human social touch". Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 95: 353–360. doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2018.10.007. PMID 30339836. S2CID 53011017.
Light, Kathleen C.; Grewen, Karen M.; Amico, Janet A. (2005). "More frequent partner hugs and higher oxytocin levels are linked to lower blood pressure and heart rate in premenopausal women". Biological Psychology. 69 (1): 5–21. doi:10.1016/j.biopsycho.2004.11.002. PMID 15740822. S2CID 8570586.

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Grant, Denise (2010-04-15). "Students pan hugging ban". The Courier. Archived from the original on 2012-03-20.

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Colino, Stacey (Feb 3, 2016). "The Health Benefits of Hugging". U.S. News & World Report.

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Kershaw, Sarah (2009-05-27). "For Teenagers, Hello Means 'How About a Hug?'". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved 2009-05-29.
Grant, Denise (2010-04-15). "Students pan hugging ban". The Courier. Archived from the original on 2012-03-20.
"School Bans Hugs Over 2 Seconds". kpho. 2008-03-02. Archived from the original on Sep 17, 2008.
Lili Boisvert, radio-canada.ca, Bromance : ces gars qui craquent pour leurs amis Archived 2016-09-11 at the Wayback Machine, Canada, January 19, 2015.
Archived October 20, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.

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Duranti, Alessandro (1997-06-01). "Universal and Culture-Specific Properties of Greetings". Journal of Linguistic Anthropology. 7 (1): 63–97. doi:10.1525/jlin.1997.7.1.63. ISSN 1055-1360.

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Keating, Kathleen (1994). The Hug Therapy Book. Minneapolis: Hazelden Publishing. ISBN 978-1-56838-094-0. OCLC 881566896.
Duranti, Alessandro (1997-06-01). "Universal and Culture-Specific Properties of Greetings". Journal of Linguistic Anthropology. 7 (1): 63–97. doi:10.1525/jlin.1997.7.1.63. ISSN 1055-1360.
Berretz, Gesa; Cebula, Chantal; Wortelmann, Blanca Maria; Papadopoulou, Panagiota; Wolf, Oliver T.; Ocklenburg, Sebastian; Packheiser, Julian (18 May 2022). "Romantic partner embraces reduce cortisol release after acute stress induction in women but not in men". PLOS ONE. 17 (5) e0266887. Bibcode:2022PLoSO..1766887B. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0266887. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 9116618. PMID 35584124.
Pesso, Albert (1969). Movement in Psychotherapy: Psychomotor Techniques and Training. New York: New York University Press. pp. 92–93. OCLC 89825.

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