Effect of an Approval-Seeking Induction on Interpersonal Proximity
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TL;DR
The study was interpreted as a first step in the development of a comprehensive description of expressions of positive interpersonal affect in informal interaction.
Abstract
To determine whether interpersonal proximity is used as an instrumental act for the attainment of social approval female Ss were assigned approval-seeking or approval-avoiding roles and were compared for their subsequent proximity to a female confederate in an otherwise unstructured social situation. Approval-seeking Ss positioned themselves significantly closer to the confederate. Angles of confrontation did not differ between the experimental groups. The study was interpreted as a first step in the development of a comprehensive description of expressions of positive interpersonal affect in informal interaction.