![\"BodyLanguageProjectCom](\"http:\/\/bodylanguageproject.com\/nonverbal-dictionary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/BodyLanguageProjectCom-Accidental-Touching-3.jpg\")
<\/a>Cue<\/strong>: Accidental Touching<\/p>\nSynonym(s)<\/strong>: Touching By Accident, Brushing Up Against Someone Accidentally,Bumping Into Someone.<\/p>\n Description<\/strong>: Touching between two people that seems to happen without meaning.<\/p>\n In One Sentence<\/strong>: Accidental touching can happen between random strangers usually in busy or crowded environments, or alternatively, done out of conscious awareness in order to create bonding and intimacy.<\/p>\n How To Use it<\/strong>: Accidental touching can be used to spark sexual interest or intimacy. This is done simply by lightly brushing up or bumping against another in order to put you on their sexual radar. Likewise, by sharing space that is very tight, friendships can blossom through occasional accidental touches. It may also be used to intimidate by encroaching on the space of others or even colliding directly with them. When used properly, touching, which is seemingly accidental in nature, can be used to create specific outcomes including intimacy, friendship, or to intimidate. The intent of accidental touching and the relative context will define how others interpret accidental touching and how effective it is in achieving your specific goals.<\/p>\n Context<\/strong>: a) General b) Dating c) Business or d) Friendly.<\/p>\n Verbal Translation<\/strong>: a) \u201cOops, sorry, my mistake\u201d, b) \u201cHey look at me, I\u2019m right here and looking for attention\u201d, c) \u201cStay out of my way, I need more space – I exist,\u201d or d) \u201cI\u2019m brushing up against you to bond and share space.\u201d<\/p>\n Variant<\/strong>: See Self Stroking or Auto Contact<\/a>,\u00a0Head Touch (by others)<\/a>, Touching or Increase In Touching<\/a>.<\/p>\n Cue In Action<\/strong>: a) Two people brush up against one another accidentally in a crowded elevator with no meaning at all. b) A woman backs into a man she finds interesting on the dance floor in effort to be noticed. c) Bob \u201caccidentally\u201d bumped up against his boss while walking to his office \u2013 he has been making a bid for the bosses\u2019 managerial position for many months and wanted to keep him in his place. d) A husband and wife were washing and drying dishes together after dinner and accidentally brushed up against one another.<\/p>\n Meaning and\/or Motivation<\/strong>: a) The cue has no specific intent. b) Feigned in a dating context where the cue signals sexual interest c) Feigned as a power play designed to intimidate. d) Usually meaningless, but can be a source of bonding by sharing intimate space.<\/p>\n Touch is a very powerful force and can be used to manipulate and influence others, but oftentimes, touching happens accidentally. We should be careful to properly assess the motivation of touching.<\/p>\n Cue Cluster<\/strong>: a) The head is down with no eye contact and no acknowledgement of contact is made. b) Eye contact is made with the target with a coy smile coupled with a feigned verbal apology. c) Head is down or up coupled with a forced stress smile or smirk. d) Both parties subconsciously acknowledge touching, but do not show any noticeable body language cues \u2013 they carry on with the task at hand while sharing space.<\/p>\n Body Language Category<\/strong>: Courtship Display, Indicator Of Sexual Interest (IOsI), Dominant\/Aggressive Body Language, Dislike (nonverbal). Resources: <\/strong><\/p>\n Aranguren, Martin. \u201cNonverbal interaction patterns in the Delhi Metro: interrogative looks and play-faces in the management of interpersonal distance.\u201d Interaction Studies. 2016. 16(1) forthcoming.<\/p>\n Aranguren, Martin and Stephane Tonnelat. Emotional Transactions in the Paris Subway: Combining Naturalistic Videotaping, Objective Facial Coding and Sequential Analysis in the Study of Nonverbal Emotional Behavior. Journal of Nonverbal Behavior. 2014. 38:495\u2013521. DOI 10.1007\/s10919-014-0193-1 Argo, J. J., Dahl, D. W., & Morales, A. C. (2006). Consumer contamination: How consumers react to products touched by others. Journal of Marketing, 70(April), 81\u201394.<\/p>\n Bailenson, J.N. & Yee, N. (in press). Virtual interpersonal touch: Haptic interaction and copresence in collaborative virtual environments. International Journal of Multimedia Tools and Applications.<\/p>\n Bohm. 1997. Effects of interpersonal touch, degree of justification, and sex of participant on compliance with a request. The Journal of social psychology. 137: 460-469.<\/p>\n Beaulieu, Catherine. Intercultural Study of Personal Space: A Case Study. Journal of Applied Social Psychology. 2004 34(4):794-805.<\/p>\n Crusco, A. and C. Wetzel. 1984. The midas touch: the effects of interpersonal touch on restaurant tipping, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 10: 512\u2013517.<\/p>\n Dolphin, Carol Zinner. Beyond hall: Variables in the use of personal space in intercultural transactions. Howard Journal of Communications. 1988. 1(1): 23-38.<\/p>\n Fisher, J; Rytting, M and Heslin, R. 1976. Hands touching hands: affective and evaluative effects on interpersonal touch, Sociometry 39: 416\u2013421.<\/p>\n Fromme, Donald ; Jaynes, William ; Taylor, Deborah ; Hanold, Elaine ; Daniell, Jennifer ; Rountree, J. ; Fromme, Marie. Nonverbal behavior and attitudes toward touch. Journal of Nonverbal Behavior. 1989. 13(1): 3-14.<\/p>\n Greenberg, Carl I. ; Firestone, Ira J. Greenwald, Anthony G. (editor). Compensatory responses to crowding: Effects of personal space intrusion and privacy reduction. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 1977. 35(9): 637-644.<\/p>\n Graziano, Michael S.A. and Cooke, Dylan F. Parieto-frontal interactions, personal space, and defensive behavior. Neuropsychologia. 2006. 44(6): 845-859.<\/p>\n Gurevitch, Z. D. The Embrace: On the Element of Non-Distance in Human Relations. The Sociological Quarterly. 1990. 31(2): 187-201.<\/p>\n Gu\u00e9guen, N. (2007). Courtship compliance: The effect of touch on women\u2019s behavior. Social Influence, 2, 81-97.<\/p>\n Gueguen, Nicolas; Sebastien Meineri and Virginie Charles-Sire. Improving Medication Adherence by Using Practitioner Nonverbal Techniques: A Field Experiment on the Effect of Touch. Journal of Behavioral Medice. 2010. 33:466\u2013473 DOI 10.1007\/s10865-010-9277-5<\/p>\n
\n <\/p>\n
\nhttp:\/\/bodylanguageproject.com\/articles\/seriously-stop-touching-use-nonverbal-signaling-manage-unwanted-touching-busy-public<\/strong><\/p>\n