In this study, we examined the effects of participants' emotional states on personal space when an approaching person's face was either masked or unmasked. We used the participants' uncomfortable stop-distance as our method of measuring personal space. Inducing a positive emotion narrowed perceived personal space, whereas inducing a negative emotion widened personal space. For both positive and negative emotions, the perceived interpersonal distance was shorter when the approaching face was unmasked than masked. There was no interaction effect on personal space between induced affect and masking or unmasking the approaching face. This study might provide insight into interpersonal behavior during a pandemic juncture.
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J Law Med
November 2024
Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia.
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Department of Thoracic Surgery, the 2nd Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, 050000, PR China.
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ISA Trans
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State Key Laboratory of Robotics, Shenyang Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110169, China. Electronic address:
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School of Biotechnology and Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122 China. Electronic address:
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Laboratory of Molecular Spectroscopy, Institute of Chemistry, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, PO Box 32, H-1518 Budapest, Hungary; Centre for Astrophysics and Space Science, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, PO Box 32, H-1518 Budapest, Hungary. Electronic address:
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