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Title	A methodological and developmental study of personal space
Author	Husk, Gordon Stephen, 1949-
Description	Thesis (M.Sc.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1982. Psychology
Date	1977
Pagination	141 leaves
Subject	Personal space;
Degree	M.Sc.
Degree Grantor	Memorial University of Newfoundland. Dept. of Psychology
Discipline	Psychology
Language	Eng
Notes	Bibliography : leaves 121-129.
Abstract	The main purpose of this experiment was to assess the validity of the simulation and laboratory methods of measuring interpersonal distance (IPD) over a broad age range. Male dyads from five Grade levels (K, Grades 3, 6, 9 and Adult) were asked to perform a skit, the preparation of which was surreptitiously video-taped and later assessed for IPD and three other components of personal space (orientation, looking and talking). The comparison of this field method IPD with laboratory and simulation IPDs at each Grade level demonstrated little validity for the latter two methods below the Adult level. Using the simulation method, the consistent findings of closer spacing for friends than strangers (at most levels) led the author to conclude that it should be used to asses relative spacing than for determination of absolute IPD. - Components of personal space assessed from the video-tapes yielded low multiple correlations of IPD as a function of the other components. Although there was a marked increase in multiple correlations for the Adult group from the other Grade levels, this was not supported by both judges. More elaborate research procedures using the field method were advocated, with the purpose of examining a greater variety of potential components of personal space.
Type	Text
Resource Type	Electronic thesis or dissertation
Format	Image/jpeg; Application/pdf
Source	Paper copy kept in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University Libraries
Local Identifier	75218098
Rights	The author retains copyright ownership and moral rights in this thesis. Neither the thesis nor substantial extracts from it may be printed or otherwise reproduced without the author's permission.
Collection	Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Scanning Status	Completed
PDF File	(35.47 MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/theses/Husk_GordonStephenPatrick.pdf
CONTENTdm file name	322574.cpd