Interpersonal Distances in Group Walking |
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Authors: | Marco Costa |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Psychology, University of Bologna, Viale Berti Pichat, 5, 40127 Bologna, Italy |
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Abstract: | The spatial organization of 1,020 groups comprised of adolescents and young adults, observed in an ecological setting while
walking, was analyzed. Observations were made in an urban environment where walking speed could be considered. The results
showed that male dyads and triads tended to walk abreast less often than female dyads. Mixed dyads walked abreast more often
than same-sex dyads; and the males preceded the females in two-thirds of the cases. The male groups walked at a higher rate
of speed than the female groups. Walking speed was correlated to misalignment between group members when walking. The most
frequent spatial arrangement in triads was a “<” formation (as seen from above, while the walking direction was from left
to right), with the middle individual positioned slightly behind in comparison to the lateral individuals. Groups comprised
of more than three individuals tended to split themselves into single individuals, dyads, and triads. |
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