Because touching is an important and often studied construct, and there is need for a valid self-report measure of touching behavior, a measure of touching behaviors was developed. Touching behaviors to be reported were: brief touch on the arm or shoulder, handshake, hug, hand holding, kiss on the cheek, and kiss on the lips. Persons identified as targets of touching behavior were: close friend, parent, acquaintance, stranger, spouse, fiance(e), girlfriend, or boyfriend. Frequency of touch was reported by a group of community adults. Further reliability and validity data were collected using the adult sample and college student samples. Scores on the rating scale were associated with: (1) self-assessment of touching behaviors; (2) family touching history; (3) scores on Heslin's attitude-toward-touch scale; and (4) independent observers' reports of subjects' touching behaviors. The results of the studies suggested that the scale has promise as a self-report measure of touching behavior. (MDE)