Need for Touch (Autotelic)

What it measures

A six-item scale measuring need for touch.

Response format

7-point Likert (1=strongly disagree, 7=strongly agree)

Scale items

• When walking through stores, I can’t help touching all kinds of products.
• Touching products can be fun.
• When browsing in stores, it is important for me to handle all kinds of products.

Full scale items shown. Always cite the original source when using this scale in research.

Usage notes & scoring

Internal consistency (alpha = .92) was reported in the primary study.

Citation

Grohmann, Bianca, Eric R. Spangenberg, David E. Sprott (2007), “The Influence of Tactile Input on the Evaluation of Retail Product Offerings,” Journal of Retailing, 83 (2), 237-245.

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