Citation

Ginsburg HJ, Pollman VA, Wauson MS, Hope ML. Environ. Psychol. Nonverbal. Behav. 1977; 2(2): 67-75.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1977, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/BF01145822

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The behavior of children was monitored during unstructured playground activity in areas of differing size. The frequency of fighting increased significantly in the smaller area, although the aggressive episodes were of briefer duration. In addition, the style of aggression differed significantly between the two conditions. Fighting in the smaller area typically involved more than two children. The results are considered in the context of Hediger's critical distance hypothesis (1950).

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