Presentation 2023-03-02
A study of the relationship between wearing a mask and personal space for a job interview
Kaori Yoshioka, Aya Ishino,
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Abstract(in English) In this study, we clarify the influence of wearing a mask on personal space by conducting a statistical analysis of data collected in a measurement survey, based on the assumption of a job interview for university students. In the measurement survey, a questionnaire survey to measure personal characteristics (communication ability and Trait Shyness) and a face-to-face survey to measure personal space were administered to 34 university student subjects, and the data were collected. Statistical analysis revealed that the wearing of masks affects personal space. It was also found that wearing a mask affected personal space in the high communication skills group and the low anxiety characteristics group. In both cases, the personal space was about 44 cm further away from the interviewer when the subjects were not wearing a mask than when they were wearing a mask. On the other hand, about 10% of the subjects had a closer personal space when they were not wearing a mask than when they were wearing a mask.
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Keyword(in English) Mask / Personal Space / Job Interview / Communication Ability / Trait Shyness
Paper # HCS2022-85
Date of Issue 2023-02-23 (HCS)

Conference Information
Committee HCS
Conference Date 2023/3/2(2days)
Place (in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
Place (in English) Tokoha University(KusanagiCampus)
Topics (in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
Topics (in English) Interaction modeling, etc.
Chair Tomoko Kanda(Osaka Inst. of Tech.)
Vice Chair Yugo Hayashi(Ritsumeikan Univ.) / Masashi Komori(Osaka Electro-Comm. Univ.)
Secretary Yugo Hayashi(Nihon Univ.) / Masashi Komori(Kanagawa Univ.)
Assistant HUANG HUNGHSUAN(Univ. of Fukuchiyama) / Jun Ichikawa(Shizuoka Univ.) / Kazuki Takashima(Tohoku Univ.) / Hiroto Saito(Tokyo Denki Univ.) / Ryo Ishii(NTT) / Yoshimasa Ohmoto(Shizuoka Univ.)

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Registration To Technical Committee on Human Communication Science
Language JPN
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Title (in English) A study of the relationship between wearing a mask and personal space for a job interview
Sub Title (in English)
Keyword(1) Mask
Keyword(2) Personal Space
Keyword(3) Job Interview
Keyword(4) Communication Ability
Keyword(5) Trait Shyness
1st Author's Name Kaori Yoshioka
1st Author's Affiliation Hiroshima University of Economics(HUE)
2nd Author's Name Aya Ishino
2nd Author's Affiliation Hiroshima University of Economics(HUE)
Date 2023-03-02
Paper # HCS2022-85
Volume (vol) vol.122
Number (no) HCS-413
Page pp.pp.53-58(HCS),
#Pages 6
Date of Issue 2023-02-23 (HCS)