Stigmatizing artifacts and their effect on personal space.
Examining the relationship between personal space and a stigmatizing artifact, a white cane, with 58 randomly selected subjects indicated that significantly more personal space was accorded a person with an apparent visual impairment.
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D000328:Adult; D001766:Blindness / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D010550:Personal Space; D011287:Prejudice; D012929:Psychological Distance; D013037:Spatial Behavior