Subject: Territorium/personal space From: Pieter Jan Stallen <pj.stallen(at)CHELLO.NL> Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2003 16:33:30 +0100This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0026_01C2D834.A31D4A60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear List, In august 2001 there was a discussion on this list about causes of = annoyance by cell or mobile phone use(rs), in particular about the = question whether mobile phone users generally speak louder or not. = Also, it was conjectured that greater annoyance about mobile = conversation versus exposure to ordinary conversation might be due to = the possible greater (more feared) power/status attributed to mobile = speaker than to ordinary speaker. The former (with his/her invisible = supporter?) would more easily be perceived as invading my = territory/personal space more than the ordinary speaker. =20 I am planning to conduct some experimental research into this subject = with some students.=20 A first literature search does not seem to offer much specific guidance. Therefore, I would appreciate any reference to (ongoing?) research = conducted in this specific or in closely related areas.=20 Thanks a lot Pieter Jan Stallen ----- Leiden University ----- Netherlands ----- = stallen(at)fsw.leidenuniv.nl=20 ------=_NextPart_000_0026_01C2D834.A31D4A60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2614.3500" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Dear List,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>In august 2001 there was a = discussion on this=20 list about causes of annoyance by cell or mobile phone use(rs), in = particular=20 about the question whether mobile phone users generally speak = louder=20 or not. Also, it was conjectured that greater annoyance=20 about mobile conversation versus exposure to ordinary=20 conversation might be due to the possible greater (more feared)=20 power/status attributed to mobile speaker than to ordinary = speaker.=20 The former (with his/her invisible supporter?) would more easily be = perceived as=20 invading my territory/personal space more than the ordinary speaker. =20 </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I am planning to conduct some = experimental research=20 into this subject with some students. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>A first literature search does not seem = to offer=20 much specific guidance.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Therefore, I would appreciate = any reference to=20 (ongoing?) research conducted in this specific or in closely related=20 areas. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks a lot</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Pieter Jan Stallen ----- = </FONT><FONT=20 face=3DArial size=3D2>Leiden University ----- Nethe</FONT><FONT = face=3DArial=20 size=3D2>rlands ----- <A=20 href=3D"mailto:stallen(at)fsw.leidenuniv.nl">stallen(at)fsw.leidenuniv.nl</A></= FONT> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0026_01C2D834.A31D4A60--