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Conversation Distance

Conversation Distance is a spatial construct in interpersonal communication that denotes the specific range of physical distance, typically between 4 to 8 feet, maintained between interlocutors during face-to-face verbal interaction, distinguishing it from other spatial zones by its association with informal social discourse.

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2017–2026

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Publications

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Influence of culture, language, and sex on conversational distance.

Nan M. Sussman, Howard M. Rosenfeld · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1982 · 131 citations

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The Distance for Comfortable Conversation: A Further Study

Robert Sommer · Sociometry · 1962 · 95 citations

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Overly shallow?: Miscalibrated expectations create a barrier to deeper conversation.

Michael Kardas, Amit Kumar, Nicholas Epley · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 2021 · 93 citations

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Three field experiments on the effects of violations of conversational distance

Judee K. Burgoon, Lynn Aho · Communication Monographs · 1982 · 79 citations

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Interpersonal Speaking Distance as a Function of Age, Sex, and Relationship

Stanley Heshka, Yona Nelson · Sociometry · 1972 · 77 citations

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Authors

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  1. HM
    Howard M. Rosenfeld

    University of Kansas, United States

    2 publications · 142 citations

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  2. JK
    Judee K. Burgoon

    University of Arizona, United States

    2 publications · 118 citations

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  3. NM
    Nan M. Sussman

    City University of New York, United States

    2 publications · 142 citations

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  4. JB
    Jessica B. Lewis

    Yale University, United States

    1 publications · 36 citations

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  5. NB
    Natalie Baddour

    University of Ottawa, Canada

    1 publications · 12 citations

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Institutions

30

  1. Michigan State University

    East Lansing, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    236 citations

  2. University of South Alabama

    Mobile, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    78 citations

  3. Western University

    London, Canada

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    52 citations

  4. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    36 citations

  5. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    93 citations

  6. The University of Tokyo

    Tokyo, Japan

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

  7. Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

    Madrid, Spain

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    36 citations

  8. Cleveland State University

    Cleveland, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    39 citations

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  1. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    3 publications · 235 citations

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  2. Sociometry

    2 publications · 172 citations

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  4. Symbolic Interaction

    1 publications · 44 citations

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