Presentation 2015-08-28
A study to change the image of texting while walking
Taiyo Utsuhara, Akiko Murakoshi, Yasunori Okada, Yumeko Miyachi,
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Abstract(in English) The present study tried to change “the image of Texting while walking” by offering story information on the Web site. The participants were train users and they were randomly assigned to one of 7 conditions; 2 conditions which offer story information of “a dangerous appeal for texting while walking”, 2 conditions which offer story information of “an inconvenient appeal for texting while walking”, 2 conditions which offer story information of “a beneficial appeal for texting while walking” and a control condition. As a result, “the image of Texting while walking” consisted of “a dangerous factor”, “a convenient factor”, and “an appearance factor”, and offering story information of “a dangerous appeal for texting while walking” changed a part of “the image of Texting while walking”. Besides, we studied difference of “the image of Texting while walking” by attributes (genders, ages).
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Keyword(in English) Texting while walking / Image / Change / Story information
Paper # SSS2015-10
Date of Issue 2015-08-21 (SSS)

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Committee SSS
Conference Date 2015/8/28(1days)
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Chair Shigeo Umesaki(JNIOSH)
Vice Chair Masaomi Kimura(Shibaura Inst. of Tech.)
Secretary Masaomi Kimura(NPO RDA)
Assistant Koh Kawashima(Oriental Motor) / Sei Takahashi(Nihon Univ.)

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Registration To Technical Committee on Safety
Language JPN
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Title (in English) A study to change the image of texting while walking
Sub Title (in English) Examination by offering various story information
Keyword(1) Texting while walking
Keyword(2) Image
Keyword(3) Change
Keyword(4) Story information
1st Author's Name Taiyo Utsuhara
1st Author's Affiliation The University of Electro-Communications(UEC)
2nd Author's Name Akiko Murakoshi
2nd Author's Affiliation Railway Technical Research Institute(RTRI)
3rd Author's Name Yasunori Okada
3rd Author's Affiliation Railway Technical Research Institute(RTRI)
4th Author's Name Yumeko Miyachi
4th Author's Affiliation Railway Technical Research Institute(RTRI)
Date 2015-08-28
Paper # SSS2015-10
Volume (vol) vol.115
Number (no) SSS-203
Page pp.pp.15-20(SSS),
#Pages 6
Date of Issue 2015-08-21 (SSS)