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<journal-id>0870-8231</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Análise Psicológica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Aná. Psicológica]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0870-8231</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[ISPA-Instituto Universitário]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0870-82312026000100202</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.14417/ap.2216</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Assessing affective touch in early caregiving: Development and validation of the Caregiver-Child Affective Touch Assessment (CCATA)]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Avaliação do toque afetivo nos cuidados precoces: Desenvolvimento e validação do Caregiver-Child Affective Touch Assessment (CCATA)]]></article-title>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Silvestrini]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gabriela]]></given-names>
</name>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Veppo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Flávia]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Carvalho]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Lídia]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Andrade]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Eliana]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mendes]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ana Filipa]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mesquita]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ana]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sampaio]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Adriana]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pereira]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mariana]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Baptista]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Joana]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Soares]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Isabel]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Negrão]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mariana]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,University of Minho School of Psychology Psychology Research Center (CIPsi)]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Braga ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,ProChild CoLAB  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Guimarães ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Lisboa ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidade Católica Portuguesa Faculty of Education and Psychology Research Centre for Human Development]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Porto ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>01</month>
<year>2026</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>01</month>
<year>2026</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>44</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0870-82312026000100202&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0870-82312026000100202&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0870-82312026000100202&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract: Affective touch plays a pivotal role in nonverbal communication between caregivers and young children, supporting the development of emotion regulation and socioemotional functioning. This exploratory study examines the initial development and validation of the Caregiver-Child Affective Touch Assessment (CCATA), an observational measure designed to classify the quality of caregiver touch during interactions with children aged 2 to 5 years. Thirty mother-child dyads were observed during two structured tasks, generating 1,066 coded instances of touch. Inter-rater reliability was very good, with intraclass correlation coefficients ranging from 0.86 to 0.94. An exploratory principal component analysis suggested a three-component structure of maternal touch, reflecting regulatory/controlling, interactive/pragmatic, and affective/spontaneous dimensions. These dimensions reflect distinct caregiving strategies and communicative functions of touch. The CCATA also revealed significant associations with both maternal emotional availability and the use of disciplinary strategies. These findings support the CCATA as a reliable and theoretically grounded instrument for capturing the complexity of affective touch in early caregiving. Its application holds promise for both research and clinical interventions focused on caregiver-child relationships. Future studies should further examine the measure&#8217;s factorial structure, cross-cultural validity, and predictive value in developmental outcomes.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[Resumo: O toque afetivo desempenha um papel central na comunicação não verbal entre cuidadores e crianças pequenas, contribuindo para o desenvolvimento da regulação emocional e do funcionamento socioemocional. Este estudo exploratório teve como objetivo examinar o desenvolvimento inicial e a validação do Caregiver-Child Affective Touch Assessment (CCATA), uma medida observacional concebida para classificar a qualidade do toque do cuidador durante interações com crianças entre os 2 e os 5 anos de idade. Trinta díades mãe-criança foram observadas durante duas tarefas estruturadas, resultando em 1.066 episódios de toque codificados. A confiabilidade interavaliadores foi muito elevada, com coeficientes de correlação intraclasse variando entre 0,86 e 0,94. Uma análise fatorial exploratória baseada em componentes principais sugeriu uma estrutura tridimensional do toque materno, refletindo dimensões regulatória/controladora, interativa/pragmática e afetiva/espontânea. Essas dimensões representam estratégias de cuidado distintas e diferentes funções comunicativas do toque. O CCATA também apresentou associações significativas tanto com a disponibilidade emocional materna quanto com o uso de estratégias disciplinares. Em conjunto, os resultados sustentam o CCATA como um instrumento confiável e teoricamente fundamentado para captar a complexidade do toque afetivo nos cuidados precoces. Sua aplicação mostra-se promissora para a investigação científica e para intervenções clínicas centradas na relação cuidador-criança. Estudos futuros deverão aprofundar a estrutura fatorial da medida, a sua validade transcultural e o seu valor preditivo para desfechos do desenvolvimento.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Affective touch]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Child development]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Caregiver-child interaction]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Observational measure]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Instrument validation]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Toque afetivo]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Desenvolvimento infantil]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Interação cuidador-criança]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Medida observacional]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Validação de instrumento]]></kwd>
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