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Personal Space Regulation: Approach-Withdrawal-Approach Proxemic Behavior during Adult-Preschooler Interaction at Close Range.
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Peery, J. Craig; Crane, Paul M. – Journal of Psychology, 1980
Examined the regulation of personal space in preschool children by studying adult-child dyads. Detailed analysis of simultaneous movements revealed a highly significant behavioral pattern consisting predominantly of approaches and withdrawals by both members of the dyad. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Patterns, Interaction, Interpersonal Relationship
Sex and Setting Effects on Seating Arrangement.
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Leventhal, Gloria; And Others – Journal of Psychology, 1978
Observes the seating arrangements by sex of three or more people seated at rectangular tables in 176 social and 150 nonsocial settings. Postulates the importance of situational context and learned sexual norms in the observed spatial behaviors. (RL)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Higher Education, Interpersonal Relationship