To revise the Affective Touch Scale and assess its reliability and validity in Chinese residents, investigate the effects of attachment avoidance and touch experience on trait depression, and explore the underlying mechanisms. Methods: Study 1 involved administering the Touch Experiences and Attitudes Questionnaire (TEAQ), the Adult Attachment Scale (AAS), and the Interpersonal Touch Diagnostic Scale to 1 061 subjects to revise the Affective Touch Scale. Study 2, based on Study 1, evaluated 1 077 subjects using the revised Affective Touch Scale, AAS, and the Trait Depression Scale (T-DEP). Results: The revised Affective Touch Scale consists of four dimensions: expressing intimate touch, expressing friendly touch, expressing comforting touch, and touching during childhood, comprising a total of 27 items. The alpha coefficients for the total scale and each dimension ranged from 0.831 to 0.941, with retest reliabilities ranging from 0.782 to 0.902. Validation factor analysis showed that the 4-factor model and the data fit well, and the total scale scores were significantly correlated with each criterion score (P<0.001). Affective touch significantly moderated the relationship between attachment avoidance and trait depression (β=0.01, t=5.90, P<0.001). Conclusion: The revised Affective Touch Scale is consistent with the measurement of the metrics and can be used to measure touch experiences and attitudes among Chinese residents. Affective touch moderates the relationship between attachment avoidance and trait depression.