What makes a space invader?: passenger perceptions of personal space invasion in aircraft travel
The invasion of personal space is often a contributory factor to the experience of discomfort in aircraft passengers. This paper presents a questionnaire study which investigated how air travellers are affected by invasions of personal space and how they attempt to adapt to, or counter, these invasi...
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| author | Lewis, Laura Patel, Harshada D’Cruz, Mirabelle Cobb, Sue |
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| description | The invasion of personal space is often a contributory factor to the experience of discomfort in aircraft passengers. This paper presents a questionnaire study which investigated how air travellers are affected by invasions of personal space and how they attempt to adapt to, or counter, these invasions. In support of recent findings on the factors influencing air passenger comfort, the results of this study indicate that the invasion of personal space is not only caused by physical factors (e.g. physical contact with humans or objects), but also other sensory factors such as noise, smells or unwanted eye contact. The findings of this study have implications for the design of shared spaces. |
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| spelling | nottingham-418522020-05-04T18:42:12Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/41852/ What makes a space invader?: passenger perceptions of personal space invasion in aircraft travel Lewis, Laura Patel, Harshada D’Cruz, Mirabelle Cobb, Sue The invasion of personal space is often a contributory factor to the experience of discomfort in aircraft passengers. This paper presents a questionnaire study which investigated how air travellers are affected by invasions of personal space and how they attempt to adapt to, or counter, these invasions. In support of recent findings on the factors influencing air passenger comfort, the results of this study indicate that the invasion of personal space is not only caused by physical factors (e.g. physical contact with humans or objects), but also other sensory factors such as noise, smells or unwanted eye contact. The findings of this study have implications for the design of shared spaces. Taylor & Francis 2017-04-17 Article PeerReviewed Lewis, Laura, Patel, Harshada, D’Cruz, Mirabelle and Cobb, Sue (2017) What makes a space invader?: passenger perceptions of personal space invasion in aircraft travel. Ergonomics, 60 (11). pp. 1461-1470. ISSN 1366-5847 Proxemics personal space interpersonal distance aviation comfort http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00140139.2017.1313456 doi:10.1080/00140139.2017.1313456 doi:10.1080/00140139.2017.1313456 |
| spellingShingle | Proxemics personal space interpersonal distance aviation comfort Lewis, Laura Patel, Harshada D’Cruz, Mirabelle Cobb, Sue What makes a space invader?: passenger perceptions of personal space invasion in aircraft travel |
| title | What makes a space invader?: passenger perceptions of personal space invasion in aircraft travel |
| title_full | What makes a space invader?: passenger perceptions of personal space invasion in aircraft travel |
| title_fullStr | What makes a space invader?: passenger perceptions of personal space invasion in aircraft travel |
| title_full_unstemmed | What makes a space invader?: passenger perceptions of personal space invasion in aircraft travel |
| title_short | What makes a space invader?: passenger perceptions of personal space invasion in aircraft travel |
| title_sort | what makes a space invader?: passenger perceptions of personal space invasion in aircraft travel |
| topic | Proxemics personal space interpersonal distance aviation comfort |
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