Research Article

Correcting the Cognitive Bias for Commuting Time to Relieve the Driving Stress Level in Snow Weather Condition: A Naturalistic Driving Study in Harbin, China

Table 5

Descriptive statistics of participants’ self-reported stress levels in adjusted baseline driving scenarios.

No.ItemsAdjusted baseline driving scenario 1 (reminding the arrival time every 2 mins)Adjusted baseline driving scenario 2 (reminding the arrival time every 5 mins)Adjusted baseline driving scenario 3 (reminding the arrival time every 10 mins)Adjusted baseline driving scenario 4 (reminding the arrival time every 15 mins)
MeanChanges (%)MeanChanges (%)MeanChanges (%)MeanChanges (%)

1When driving, how often have you been upset because of some driving events that happened unexpectedly?2.359−1.592.315−3.422.281−4.842.336−2.54
2When driving, how often have you felt that you were unable to control the vehicle?1.343−1.181.296−4.641.257−7.511.312−3.46
3When driving, how often have you felt nervous and stressed?1.096−5.350.845−27.030.802−30.740.834−27.98
4When driving, how often have you felt that you were unable to cope with the changing traffic conditions?1.288−0.771.267−2.391.219−6.091.225−5.62
5When driving, how often have you found that you could not cope with the driving events?1.142−2.311.106−5.391.091−6.671.099−5.99
6When driving, how often have you felt that you were unable to control the arrival time?0.953−18.410.827−29.200.759−35.020.816−30.14
7When driving, how often have you felt difficulties in the traffic conditions that were piling up so high that you could not overcome them?1.194−0.081.190−0.421.187−0.671.192−0.25
Overall stress scores1.339−3.811.255−9.841.217−12.571.259−9.55