A multimethod assessment of personal space development in female and male,black and white children |
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Authors: | Lawrence J. Severy Donelson R. Forsyth Peggy Jo Wagner |
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Affiliation: | (1) the Department of Psychology, University of Florida, 32611 Gainesville, Florida;(2) the Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia;(3) Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Abstract: | In order to obtain evidence of the effects of demographic parameters and measurement techniques on personal space, several different assessments were used to determine the impact of subject age, race, and sex on interpersonal distancing. Thirteen different variables representing stimulation, paper-and-pencil, and behavioral techniques indicated that as age increased, personal space requirements decreased, particularly for whites. Blacks as compared to whites required less space at age 7, and mixed-sex dyads tended to require more space than same-sex dyads. The results thus indicate that while some previous findings appear to be measurement method specific, others show intermethod consistency. |
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