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Boundaries of Personal Space
Author(s) -
Meisenhelder Janice Bell
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
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Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1547-5069
pISSN - 0363-2792
DOI - 10.1111/j.1547-5069.1982.tb01498.x
Subject(s) - proxemics , personal space , space (punctuation) , identity (music) , personal identity , psychology , sociology , epistemology , social psychology , communication , aesthetics , self concept , linguistics , philosophy
For the hospitalized individual, personal space can be the only remaining evidence of identity and integrity. This article reviews the concept of boundaries and some research on proxemics, and suggests the importance of these findings in nursing practice.