Reactions to Crowding in Different Settings
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13670388 |
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| Authors | S M S Ahmed (Laurentian University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1980 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 3_suppl |
| Pages | 1279-1284 |
| Publication date | 1980-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1980.46.3c.1279 |
| OpenAlex | W2024695145 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
The present study examined how subjects respond to personal space encroachments in a laboratory ( N = 108) or shopping centre ( N = 120) setting. Male or female confederates, with or without a question, intruded upon the personal space of male or female subjects. Two different questions were asked in two different settings to create the same condition. In the laboratory, subjects waited for a shorter time when they were intruded upon with a question (of saliency invasion) than in any other condition. When invaded with a question, subjects showed higher anxiety than when invaded without a question (standard invasion). Significant interaction effect of sex of the subject and approach with a question was noted on O-factor. Subjects scored higher on the Q 4 and the Q 3 factors in the saliency invasion than in the standard invasion condition. In the shopping centre, subjects walked faster in the invasion saliency condition than in any other condition. Subjects asked a question walked faster than when approached without a question. Significant interaction of the sex of the subject and approach with a question was noted on the speed of walking
Anxiety · Cognitive psychology · Crowding · Developmental psychology · Personal space · Psychiatry · Space (punctuation) · Subject (documents · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Media Influence and Health · Psychology · Social Psychology · Urban Green Space and Health
| Highly cited | No |
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