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Peer reviewedValins, Stuart; Baum, Andrew – Environment and Behavior, 1973
Social and psychological effects of residing in overloaded social environments are discussed. Data are presented suggesting that the interior architecture of the corridor-design dormitories requires residents to interact with too many others, leading residents to experience stress and develop potentially stress-reducing behavior. (JR)
Descriptors: Architecture, College Housing, College Students, Dormitories
Baum, Andrew; And Others – Environmental Psychology and Nonverbal Behavior, 1978
Describes effects of architecturally determined residential group size on development of social groups and norms of social control over shared interior spaces. Long-corridor residents expressed lower feelings of control over themselves in shared interior spaces and reported they exerted less group-derived social control over hallway space than…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Patterns, College Students, Community Control
