Autoren:	Welsch, Robin Castell, Christoph von Hecht, Heiko
Titel:	The anisotropy of personal space
Online-Publikationsdatum:	15-Aug-2019
Erscheinungsdatum:	2019
Sprache des Dokuments:	Englisch
Zusammenfassung/Abstract:	Violations of personal space are associated with discomfort. However, the exact function linking the magnitude of discomfort to interpersonal distance has not yet been specified. In this study, we explore whether interpersonal distance and discomfort are isotropic with respect to uncomfortably far or close distances. We also extend previous findings with regard to intrusions into personal space as well as maintenance of distances outside of personal space. We presented subjects with 15 interpersonal distances ranging from 40 to 250 cm and obtained verbal and joystick-based ratings of discomfort. Whereas discomfort rose immediately when personal space was entered, the gradient was less steep for distances that exceeded the comfort region of personal space. Thus, personal space is anisotropic with regard to experienced discomfort.
DDC-Sachgruppe:	150 Psychologie 150 Psychology
Veröffentlichende Institution:	Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Organisationseinheit:	FB 02 Sozialwiss., Medien u. Sport
Veröffentlichungsort:	Mainz
ROR:	https://ror.org/023b0x485
DOI:	http://doi.org/10.25358/openscience-191
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hebis:77-publ-591831
Version:	Published version
Publikationstyp:	Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Nutzungsrechte:	CC BY
Informationen zu den Nutzungsrechten:	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Zeitschrift:	PLOS ONE 14 6
Seitenzahl oder Artikelnummer:	e0217587
Verlag:	PLOS
Verlagsort:	San Francisco, California, US
Erscheinungsdatum:	2019
ISSN:	1932-6203
URL der Originalveröffentlichung:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0217587
DOI der Originalveröffentlichung:	10.1371/journal.pone.0217587
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