Abstract
This study investigated immediate effects and short-term aftereffects of social density on 227 male undergraduates with "close" or "far" personal space. Men in the high social density condition (groups of nine) and men with "far" personal space reported more negative affect and perceptions than men in the low social density condition (groups of three) and men with "close" personal space. Increasing density did not yield immediate task performance decrements. Aftereffect data on task performance quality suggested that post-density stress reactions may be mediated by personal space needs. Men with "far" personal space in low and high social density conditions displayed inferior performance quality.
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