Irene Valori

2026

• Adolescents and the Development of Social Touch Preferences: The HandsOn Mobile App Reveals Gender Differences in Peer InteractionsValori, I., Sun, W., Rieger, B. & Fairhurst, M. T., 1 Nov 2026, In: Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology. 36, 6, e70335Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
• Interdisciplinary perspectives and current findings on the role of trust as a psychological mediator in human interaction with artificial intelligence: Editorial overviewValori, I., Kraus, J. & Fairhurst, M. T., Jul 2026, In: Computers in human behavior. 180, 108957Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Editorial (Lead article)
• Human sensory perception and actionLi, S. C., Muschter, E., Pogrzeba, L., Kang, K., Schulz, J., Rosenkranz, R., Palmisano, A. & 13 others, 1 Jan 2026, Humans, Robots and Virtual Worlds in the Tactile Internet. Elsevier, p. 269-283, 15 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Chapter in book/Anthology/Report
• SpaceMühl, C., Kührt, C., Gayraud, K., Piechowski, S., Valori, I., Hulin, T., Nguyen, G. T. & 6 others, 1 Jan 2026, Humans, Robots and Virtual Worlds in the Tactile Internet. Elsevier, p. 79-96, 18 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Chapter in book/Anthology/Report
• Social exclusion in virtual reality: touch modulates physiological markers of self-regulationDella Longa, L., Valori, I., Rizzi, F., Guglielminetti, I., Fairhurst, M. T., Marfia, G. & Farroni, T., Jan 2026, In: Heliyon. 12, 1, e44373Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
• To Touch or to Talk: Individual Preferences, Trust and Empathy in Comforting BehavioursValori, I., Fan, Y., Jung, M. M., Shamay-Tsoory, S. & Fairhurst, M. T., 2026, In: Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology. 36, 1, e70216Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article

2025

• Touch facilitates newborns’ self-regulation: Systematic review of multidimensional arousal outcomesValori, I., Merkel, J. L., Furlan, G., Grossmann, T. & Fairhurst, M. T., Nov 2025, In: Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews. 178, 106353Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Review article
• Time contingency and social engagement shape interaction choices in autism and neurotypical developmentCarnevali, L., Valori, I., Longa, L. D., Mantovani, G., Mason, G., Bin, F. & Farroni, T., 21 Oct 2025, In: Scientific reports. 15, 1, 36757Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article

2024

• Correction to: Propensity to trust shapes perceptions of comforting touch between trustworthy human and robot partners (Scientific Reports, (2024), 14, 1, (6747), 10.1038/s41598-024-57582-1)Valori, I., Fan, Y., Jung, M. M. & Fairhurst, M. T., Dec 2024, In: Scientific reports. Vol. 14. p. 10203Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to specialist publication > Corrections (errata and retractions)
• Multisensory experiences of affective touch in virtual reality enhance engagement, body ownership, pleasantness, and arousal modulationSun, W., Banakou, D., Świdrak, J., Valori, I., Slater, M. & Fairhurst, M. T., Dec 2024, In: Virtual Reality. 28, 4, 162Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article