Despite an increase in research examining maternal and infant touch, and documenting its public health impact, this mode of interaction has historically been omitted from related fields of developmental research in human and non‐human primates. The broad aim of this review is to examine to what extent mother–infant touch has been included in relational paradigms and research. We argue that although theoretical and empirical scholarship on attachment and maternal sensitivity conceptualizes touch as fundamental to caregiver–infant interactions and child development more broadly, touch is rarely operationalized or measured in caregiver–infant interaction paradigms or clinical interventions. Data from primarily human, but also non‐human, primates are reviewed to document the importance of touch, and clinical research is reviewed to document the formal use of touch in human attachment and sensitivity research and intervention. The review closes with recommended directions for future research and related implications.

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母体敏感性和依恋研究中难以忽略的触摸

尽管研究母婴接触并记录其对公共卫生影响的研究有所增加，但这种相互作用方式历来在人类和非人类灵长类动物发展研究的相关领域中都被省略。这篇综述的主要目的是研究在关系范式和研究中母婴接触的程度。我们认为，尽管关于依恋和母体敏感性的理论和经验学者将触摸概念化为更广泛的看护者—婴儿互动和儿童发育的基础，但是在看护者—婴儿互动范式或临床干预中触摸很少被操作或衡量。对主要来自人类和非人类灵长类动物的数据进行了审查，以记录触摸的重要性，并审查了临床研究，以记录触摸在人体依恋以及敏感性研究和干预中的正式使用。审查以建议的未来研究方向和相关含义结束。