The Stability of Perceptions of Crowding.
Abstract
Perceptions of crowding for men stationed aboard eight U.S. Navy ships were divided into three component scores--density, nondensity aspects of the situation, and an individual differences score called personal crowding. The stability of each crowding component during a 7- to 8-month overseas deployment was examined. The results indicated that the density component was correlated with amount of space available and was highly stable while the other two components were somewhat less stable. Because only a small portion of the variance in crowding perceptions was accounted for by density (space per person), it was suggested that future research on the longitudinal effects of crowding should include periodic assessment of individuals' experience of crowding. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1977
- Accession Number
- ADA100207
Entities
People
- E. K.Eric Gunderson
- Larry M. Dean
- Russell A. Harvey
- William Pugh
Organizations
- Naval Health Research Center