APS
31st APS Annual Convention · 2019
Knowing the Purpose of a Study on Personal Space Decreases Interpersonal Distance When Using the Stop-Distance Method
- Wendy Schweigert
Bradley University - Taylor Baker
Bradley University - Adam Bitar
Bradley University - Brittany Goodrich
The Pavillion Behavioral System - Kayli Gorrie
Bradley University - Brittany Hooten
Marquette University - Morgan Lain
Bradley University - Abigail Schmidt
Bradley University - Danielle Segerstrom
Bradley University - Bailey Thompson
Bradley University
Abstract
The effect of knowing the purpose of a study on personal space decreased interpersonal distance when using the stop-distance method. No gender effects or relationships between personality characteristics and interpersonal distance were found. Investigators of personal space should recognize that interpersonal distance is affected by knowledge of the study’s purpose.
Statistics and Methodology
