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Small group ecology revisited: Personal space and role differentiation
Author(s) -
Roger D. B.,
Reid R. L.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
british journal of social and clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.479
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8260
pISSN - 0007-1293
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1978.tb00895.x
Subject(s) - personal space , space (punctuation) , group (periodic table) , session (web analytics) , position (finance) , psychology , social psychology , ecology , demography , geography , sociology , computer science , physics , biology , finance , quantum mechanics , world wide web , economics , operating system
The effects of role differentiation on personal space were investigated in four‐man groups. The subjects were 128 Royal Marine recruits (mean age 18.67 years; S.D. 1.59), and personal space scores were obtained by measuring distances between chairs after a problem‐solving session. Ordinary members sat closer to leaders than to non‐leaders, a finding that was reflected in both areal and linear analyses. Distribution of non‐leader seating position vis‐à‐vis the leader was not different from chance. Distance scores in the groups were positively correlated with simulated interaction distance scores, obtained by means of doll placements.