Waiting Behavior and Arousal in Different Levels of Crowd Density: A Psychological Experiment with a “Tiny Box”

Table 2

Questionnaire items.

Question	Scale	Mean (SD) speaking	Mean (SD Remaining silent
1. I felt uncomfortable over the course of the experiment due to the (increasing) density of people.	5-Point-likert scale	2.94 (1.12)	3.15 (1.21)
2. The physical proximity to other subjects made me uncomfortable.	5-Point-likert scale	2.81 (1.05)	3.08 (1.19)
3. At what number of people in the square meter did you find it uncomfortable?		6.27 (1.98)	7.54 (0.88)
4. I perceived myself as a disruptive factor over the course of the experiment.	5-Point-likert scale	2.44 (1.36)	2.08 (0.86)
5. I actively engaged in verbal conversation with other subjects.	5-Point-likert scale		4.33 (0.49)
6. Communication has made the situation more pleasant.	5-Point-likert scale		4.54 (0.52)
7. I would like to have a conversation. (%)	Single-choice	68.75

Note. SD = standard deviation.