Although these findings indicate how children’s perceptions of status are reflected in where they
position themselves, it does not inform us of the underlying reasons. Perhaps children consciously
use personal space to regulate intimacy and interactions with peers as adults do (Hall, 1966). It is easier
to communicate with someone at close distance, and one will want to talk and work with friends
and peers who one sees positively. To find out whether children consciously avoid interactions by
placing a classmate farther away or try to elicit interactions by placing a classmate close to themselves,
we should ask children why they place peers at certain positions when making seating
arrangements.