TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1976//
TI  - Normative Mediation of Reactions to Crowding
JO  - Environmental psychology and nonverbal behavior
A1  - Karlin, Robert A.
A1  - McFarland, Dianne
A1  - Aiello, John R.
A1  - Epstein, Yakov M.
SP  - 30
EP  - 40
VL  - 1
IS  - 1
N2  - Previous research on short-term crowding had found that males and females react differently. In general, males respond to spatial restriction more negatively while females react more positively than their non-crowded counterparts. Epstein and Karlin (1975) suggested that these differences are based on group processes rather than biological differences. The present study manipulated norms governing interaction levels in crowded groups of women. Results indicated that these norms influenced reactions to crowding as predicted. Women reacted most positively when interaction levels were high and most negatively when interaction levels were low.     <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0361-3496
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01115463
ID  - ref1
ER  -