Misconduct raises felt crowding even when actual visitor density is identical

Evidence

Wilderness users appreciate backpackers more than horseback riders and several small groups more than a few large groups. Bad behavior by visitors such as noise, yelling, and littering produces a feel of more crowding in respondents although the density is the same. — Almo Farina, Soundscape Ecology, 2304

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Children’s voices raise perceived crowding in sparse parks but relieve it in crowded ones — Almo Farina, Soundscape Ecology: Principles,…, 2305; Crowds turn psychological when members share perceived antagonism. — John Drury and Chris Cocking and Steve Reicher, Everyone for themselves? A comparative…, 16; Shared identity with a crowd converts density from threat into safety — John Drury, The role of social identity processes…, 150 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Shared identity with a crowd converts density from threat into safety #contradicts (0.75) — John Drury, The role of social identity processes…, 150
• Crowds turn psychological when members share perceived antagonism. #expands (0.72) — John Drury and Chris Cocking and Steve Reicher, Everyone for themselves? A comparative…, 16
• Appropriateness judgments about stranger encounters depend on the specific public setting #expands (0.72) — Lyn H. Lofland, World of Strangers_ Order and Action in…, 1011