Crowding effects of density and personal space requirements among older people: the impact of self-control and social support.
The authors examined the effects of self-control and social support among a representative sample of 300 older people, 150 in high-density and 150 in low-density households in India. The Self-Control Schedule (M. Rosenbaum, 1980), the Comfortable Interpersonal Distance Test (M. Duke & S. Nowicki, 1972), the Social Support Questionnaire, and the Judgement of Environmental Quality Scale (I. G. Sarason, H. M. Levine, R. B. Basham, & B. R. Sarason, 1983) were the measures. A 2 x 2 x 2 (Density x Social Support x Self-Control) analysis of variance for perceptions of home environment and personal space requirements revealed that the Self-Control x Social Support interaction moderated the crowding effects of density: The participants in high-density households evaluated their home environments more positively and reduced their personal space requirements.
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Department of Psychology, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Dayalbagh, Agra, India.
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology*; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003441:Crowding / Q000523:psychology*; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006798:Housing / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010550:Personal Space; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires