Research Article

THE PERCEPTION OF CROWDING AND PERSONAL SPACE DURING COVID-19: AN EXAMPLE OF GROCERY SHOPPING

Volume: 15 Number: 1 July 6, 2022
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THE PERCEPTION OF CROWDING AND PERSONAL SPACE DURING COVID-19: AN EXAMPLE OF GROCERY SHOPPING

Abstract

Covid-19 has reshaped the daily lives of people all around the world. Many regulations and changes have been made by the authorities in order to reduce the risk of transmission of the virus. Significantly, the regulations made by the government aim to reduce the number of people per square meter in closed areas and to increase the social distance between people. These regulations bring along new personal space and crowding perceptions. In this context, people's behaviors in many public spaces, from public transportation to grocery shopping, have gained a new texture. This change not only changed the perspective of the place but also caused a change in the perspective of people for one another. In this paper, environmental regulations aiming to adapt people's behaviors to social distance due to Covid-19 are examined in terms of personal space and crowding concepts. The purpose is to conduct an online interview with a retrospective approach and present the data as a narrative to determine the participants' perceptions of the random sampling method about personal space and crowding concepts before and after the pandemic. The research data were analyzed using the content analysis method in the QRS Nvivo qualitative data analysis program. In the results of the study, it was revealed that people's need for personal space in closed areas increased, and the crowding perception differed from the pre-pandemic due to psychological reasons through the example of grocery shopping.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Engineering

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

July 6, 2022

Submission Date

October 6, 2021

Acceptance Date

April 24, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 15 Number: 1

APA
Şahin, B. (2022). THE PERCEPTION OF CROWDING AND PERSONAL SPACE DURING COVID-19: AN EXAMPLE OF GROCERY SHOPPING. Beykent Üniversitesi Fen Ve Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi, 15(1), 11-22. https://doi.org/10.20854/bujse.1001630
AMA
1.Şahin B. THE PERCEPTION OF CROWDING AND PERSONAL SPACE DURING COVID-19: AN EXAMPLE OF GROCERY SHOPPING. BUJSE. 2022;15(1):11-22. doi:10.20854/bujse.1001630
Chicago
Şahin, Betül. 2022. “THE PERCEPTION OF CROWDING AND PERSONAL SPACE DURING COVID-19: AN EXAMPLE OF GROCERY SHOPPING”. Beykent Üniversitesi Fen Ve Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi 15 (1): 11-22. https://doi.org/10.20854/bujse.1001630.
EndNote
Şahin B (July 1, 2022) THE PERCEPTION OF CROWDING AND PERSONAL SPACE DURING COVID-19: AN EXAMPLE OF GROCERY SHOPPING. Beykent Üniversitesi Fen ve Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi 15 1 11–22.
IEEE
[1]B. Şahin, “THE PERCEPTION OF CROWDING AND PERSONAL SPACE DURING COVID-19: AN EXAMPLE OF GROCERY SHOPPING”, BUJSE, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 11–22, July 2022, doi: 10.20854/bujse.1001630.
ISNAD
Şahin, Betül. “THE PERCEPTION OF CROWDING AND PERSONAL SPACE DURING COVID-19: AN EXAMPLE OF GROCERY SHOPPING”. Beykent Üniversitesi Fen ve Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi 15/1 (July 1, 2022): 11-22. https://doi.org/10.20854/bujse.1001630.
JAMA
1.Şahin B. THE PERCEPTION OF CROWDING AND PERSONAL SPACE DURING COVID-19: AN EXAMPLE OF GROCERY SHOPPING. BUJSE. 2022;15:11–22.
MLA
Şahin, Betül. “THE PERCEPTION OF CROWDING AND PERSONAL SPACE DURING COVID-19: AN EXAMPLE OF GROCERY SHOPPING”. Beykent Üniversitesi Fen Ve Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 15, no. 1, July 2022, pp. 11-22, doi:10.20854/bujse.1001630.
Vancouver
1.Betül Şahin. THE PERCEPTION OF CROWDING AND PERSONAL SPACE DURING COVID-19: AN EXAMPLE OF GROCERY SHOPPING. BUJSE. 2022 Jul. 1;15(1):11-22. doi:10.20854/bujse.1001630