Measures of self, other, and consensual personal space in relation to a target person were administered to 170 male Ss. No significant mean differences and high intercorrelations were found among the personal space measures. It was concluded that the personal space of a person is affected by the personal space of another person, and both the personal space of the self and the other determine the personal space between them that is consensually obtained.
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