The distance that people choose to keep between themselves and other people. The distance is smaller for friends and relatives than it is for strangers. See proxemics.
INTERPERSONAL DISTANCE: "Joe's interpersonal distance with strangers was very large."
Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "INTERPERSONAL DISTANCE," in PsychologyDictionary.org, May 11, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/interpersonal-distance/ (accessed June 30, 2022).
