The Influence of Culture and Gender on Hugs

What determines who we hug and who we do not hug? Besides the emotional closeness to the other person, our cultural background is a decisive factor. Here it was shown that people in warmer countries hug more than people in colder countries. People in more religious countries, on the other hand, hug less than people in less religious countries. In addition, younger and less conservative people hug more than older and conservative people.