Preferred interpersonal distances: A global comparison
Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology • Vol/Iss. 48(4) • Sage • • Published In • Pages: 577-592 •
By Sorokowska, Agnieszka, Sorokowski, Piotr, Hilpert, Peter, Cantarero, Katarzyna, Frackowiak, Tomasz, Ahmadi, Khodabakhsh, Alghraibeh, Ahmad M., Aryeetey, Richmond, Bertoni, Anna, Bettache, Karim, Blumen, Sheyla, Błażejewska, Marta, Bortolini, Tiago, Butovskaya, Marina, Castro, Felipe Nalon, Cetinkaya, Hakan, Cunha, Diana, David, Daniel, David, Oana A., Dileym, Fahd A., Domínguez Espinosa, Alejandra del Carmen, Donato, Silvia, Dronova, Daria, Dural, Seda, Fialová, Jitka, Fisher, Maryanne L. , Gulbetekin, Evrim, Hamamcıoğlu Akkaya, Aslıhan, Hromatko, Ivana, Iafrate, Raffaella, Iesyp, Mariana, James, Bawo, Jaranovic, Jelena, Jiang, Feng, Kimamo, Charles Obadiah, Kjelvik, Grete, Koç, Fırat, Laar, Amos, de Araújo Lopes, Fívia, Macbeth, Guillermo, Marcano, Nicole M., Martinez, Rocio, Mesko, Norbert, Molodovskaya, Natalya, Moradi, Khadijeh, Motahari, Zahrasadat, Mühlhauser, Alexandra, Natividade, Jean Carlos, Ntayi, Joseph, Oberzaucher, Elisabeth, Ojedokun, Oluyinka, Omar-Fauzee, Mohd Sofian Bin, Onyishi, Ike E. , Paluszak, Anna, Portugal, Alda, Razumiejczyk, Eugenia
Hypothesis
Preferred interpersonal distances will vary across countries
Note
Interpersonal distances are measured as social, personal, and intimate distances. Significant variability was found in interpersonal distances across countries for different social interactions (585).
| Test Name | Support | Significance | Coefficient | Tail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stepwise analysis | Supported | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
| Variable Name | Variable Type | OCM Term(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Country | Independent | Location |
| Preferred Social Distance | Dependent | Social Personality, Proxemics |
| Preferred Personal Distance | Dependent | Social Personality, Proxemics |
| Preferred Intimate Distance | Dependent | Social Personality, Proxemics |