Abstract
An experiment was conducted to test certain theoretical predictions derived from theories proposed by Hall (1966) and by Sundstrom and Altman (1976). Forty-five opposite-sex pairs discussed either a high, medium, or low intimacy topic while standing facing each other at either an intimate (30 cm), personal (60 cm), or social (165 cm) interperson distance. Following discussion, participants rated their reactions to the interperson distance on several dimensions. The results provided no support for the hypothesis, inferred from Hall's theory, that subjects would prefer an interperson distance that corresponded to topic intimacy. Ratings of feelings about the interpersondistance revealed a nonlinear relationship between rated feelings and interperson distance that is partially in accord with expectations derived from Sundstrom and Altman's theory, although there were some inconsistent findings.
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