@article{valori+kraus++2026_interdisciplinary,

title = {Interdisciplinary perspectives and current findings on the role of trust as a psychological mediator in human interaction with artificial intelligence: Editorial overview},

author = {Irene Valori and Johannes Kraus and Merle T. Fairhurst},

doi = {10.1016/j.chb.2026.108957},

year  = {2026},

date = {2026-07-01},

urldate = {2026-02-20},

journal = {Computers in Human Behavior},

volume = {180},

pages = {108957:1–13},

note = {early access},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{della-longa+valori++2026_social,

title = {Social exclusion in virtual reality: Touch modulates physiological markers of self-regulation},

author = {Letizia Della Longa and Irene Valori and Francesco Rizzi and Irene Guglielminetti and Merle T. Fairhurst and Gustavo Marfia and Teresa Farroni},

doi = {10.1016/j.heliyon.2025.e44373},

year  = {2026},

date = {2026-01-01},

urldate = {2026-01-01},

journal = {Heliyon},

volume = {12},

number = {1},

pages = {e44373:1–17},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{valori+fan++2026_to-touch,

title = {To touch or to talk: Individual preferences, trust and empathy in comforting behaviours},

author = {Irene Valori and Yichen Fan and Merel M. Jung and Simone Shamay-Tsoory and Merle T. Fairhurst},

doi = {10.1002/casp.70216},

year  = {2026},

date = {2026-01-01},

urldate = {2026-01-01},

journal = {Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology},

volume = {36},

number = {1},

pages = {e70216:1–16},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{valori+merkel++2025_touch,

title = {Touch facilitates newborns’ self-regulation: Systematic review of multidimensional arousal outcomes},

author = {Irene Valori and Jasmin L. Merkel and Giovanna Furlan and Tobias Grossmann and Merle T. Fairhurst},

doi = {10.1016/j.neubiorev.2025.106353},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-11-01},

urldate = {2025-11-01},

journal = {Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews},

volume = {178},

pages = {106353:1–21},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{sun+banakou++2024_multisensory,

title = {Multisensory experiences of affective touch in virtual reality enhance engagement, body ownership, pleasantness, and arousal modulation},

author = {Wenhan Sun and Domna Banakou and Justyna Świdrak and Irene Valori and Mel Slater and Merle T. Fairhurst},

doi = {10.1007/s10055-024-01056-2},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-10-18},

urldate = {2024-10-18},

journal = {Virtual Reality},

volume = {28},

number = {4},

pages = {162:1–16},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{valori+jung++2024_social,

title = {Social touch to build trust: A systematic review of technology-mediated and unmediated interactions},

author = {Irene Valori and Merel M. Jung and Merle T. Fairhurst},

doi = {10.1016/j.chb.2023.108121},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-04-01},

urldate = {2024-04-01},

journal = {Computers in Human Behavior},

volume = {153},

pages = {108121:1–13},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{valori+fan++2024_propensity,

title = {Propensity to trust shapes perceptions of comforting touch between trustworthy human and robot partners},

author = {Irene Valori and Yichen Fan and Merel M. Jung and Merle T. Fairhurst},

doi = {10.1038/s41598-024-57582-1},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-03-21},

urldate = {2024-03-21},

journal = {Scientific Reports},

volume = {14},

pages = {6747:1–15},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}