How interpersonal distance varies throughout the lifespan.
Familiarity
Interpersonal Distance
Lifetime Development
Social Attitude
Social Behavior
Social Interaction
Journal
Scientific reports
ISSN: 2045-2322
Titre abrégé: Sci Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101563288
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
25 Oct 2024
25 Oct 2024
Historique:
received:
23
02
2024
accepted:
26
09
2024
medline:
26
10
2024
pubmed:
26
10
2024
entrez:
25
10
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Interpersonal Distance (IPD) is defined as the physical distance that individuals maintain between themselves and others during social interactions. While literature has extensively focused on this everyday social behavior, how IPD changes throughout the lifespan remains an open question. In this study, 864 participants, aged 3-89 years, performed the Stop Distance Paradigm in their real-life environments, and we measured the distance they kept from both familiar and unfamiliar others during social interactions. We found that IPD not only differs based on the identity of the other person (familiar versus unfamiliar) but critically declines as a function of age, following two distinct non-linear trends for familiar and unfamiliar others. Moreover, behavioral variability also undergoes a lifetime development, with IPD becoming more stable as age increases. Overall, the present study suggests that IPD is a complex and acquired behavior that changes throughout the lifespan and varies according to individual and situational variables.
Identifiants
pubmed: 39455677
doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-74532-z
pii: 10.1038/s41598-024-74532-z
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
25439Subventions
Organisme : MIUR
ID : DALO_RILO_20_01
Organisme : Compagnia di San Paolo
ID : DALO_TRAPEZIO_22_01
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© 2024. The Author(s).
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