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Maria Arioli¹, Francesco Ruotolo², Gennaro Ruggiero²

¹Department of Social and Human Sciences, 18953University of Bergamo, 24129 Bergamo, Italy.

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Deaf sign language users prefer greater interpersonal distance than hearing individuals. This proxemic behavior may stem from communication needs or social exclusion linked to hearing loss.

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Psychology
Sociology
Linguistics

Background:

Interpersonal distance is crucial for social interactions.
Proxemics, the study of human use of space, examines personal space preferences.
Hearing status may influence social distance norms.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate differences in preferred interpersonal distance between deaf signers and hearing non-signers.
To explore potential reasons for variations in proxemic behavior related to hearing loss.

Main Methods:

A stop-distance paradigm was employed using a computer interface.
Deaf sign language users and hearing non-signers reported preferred social distances from a stranger.

Main Results:

Deaf participants consistently preferred significantly larger interpersonal distances compared to hearing participants.
This finding indicates a distinct proxemic behavior in the deaf sign-language-using population.

Conclusions:

Deaf individuals may maintain larger interpersonal distances due to factors like optimizing sign language visibility.
Social exclusion experienced by individuals with hearing loss could also influence proxemic preferences.
Further research into proxemics and hearing loss is warranted.