Abstract
Personal space was measured along 8 dimensions of approach, using the body-boundary instructions of the Comfortable Interpersonal Distance Scale. There were 4 imaginary stimulus persons: same-sex friend, opposite-sex friend, same-sex stranger, and opposite-sex stranger. Mutually exclusive groups of subjects, maximally similar with respect to distances others were allowed to approach, were formed, using Ward's hierarchical grouping procedure. Subjects with larger zones in relation to strangers of the opposite sex were more emotionally stable and astute, while a curvilinear relation was found with expediency versus conscientiousness. For same-sex friend, subjects with larger zones scored higher on an intelligence factor. Demographically, number of siblings and density of house were significant factors.
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