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INTRUSIONS OF TERRITORY AND PERSONAL SPACE
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1973
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Psychological Co-morbiditiesSocial GeographyMental HealthSocial SciencesPsychologyPersonal Space IntrusionsPersonal Space OccurGeopoliticsSpatial TheoryPsychiatryUrban GeographyPolitical GeographySociologyMetropolitan Chicago HospitalsBehavioral HealthMedicineAnxiety DisordersPsychopathologySpatial PoliticsPost-traumatic Stress Disorder
To test the hypothesis that hospitalized patients will experience anxiety when intrusions of territorial and personal space occur, 76 patient in four metropolitan Chicago hospitals were asked 27 questions. Mean scores for all situations were calculated and responses compared on the following variables: type of hospital; length of hospitalization; patients' age, sex, nationality, birthplace; and size of family. Patients were found to have feelings of anxiety when intrusions of territory occurred, but personal space intrusions seemingly were viewed with indifference. Results of chi-square and t tests revealed no significant differences in the different groups, suggesting that these variables have no influence over how patients feel with regard to territorial and personal space intrusions.