Abstract
The present study was undertaken to explore the reactions to
personal space invasions among university students, by using
field experiment method. A checklist of compensatory
behaviors was developed through focus group discussions.
There was a treatment condition, in which personal space of
participants was invaded and a control condition, in which the
participant’s personal space was not invaded; by a female
invader. Participants consisted of male and female university
students (N=101). Two observers recorded observations,
satisfactory co-efficients of concordance were found between
their observations. Results have shown that compensatory
behaviors were exhibited more in treatment rather than control
condition, as 88% of the control group showed no
compensatory behavior as compared to 6% of the experimental
group. Females exhibited more compensatory behaviors than
males. More females moved away, stared, leaned away,
browsed, and exhibited flight after personal space invasion.
Anber Younus Khan, Anila Kamal. (2010) Exploring Reactions to Invasion of Personal Space in University Students, Journal of Behavioural Sciences, Volume 2 0, Issue 2.
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