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 6

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

No.ItemsAdjusted comparative driving scenario 1 (reminding the arrival time every 2 mins)Adjusted comparative driving scenario 2 (reminding the arrival time every 5 mins)Adjusted comparative driving scenario 3 (reminding the arrival time every 10 mins)Adjusted comparative 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?3.665−5.693.586−7.723.628−6.643.784−2.62
2When driving, how often have you felt that you were unable to control the vehicle?3.369−6.363.257−9.483.341−7.143.452−4.06
3When driving, how often have you felt nervous and stressed?2.426−37.551.658−57.321.958−49.602.375−38.87
4When driving, how often have you felt that you were unable to cope with the changing traffic conditions?2.958−6.302.868−9.152.918−7.573.009−4.69
5When driving, how often have you found that you could not cope with the driving events?2.907−2.062.729−8.052.919−1.652.957−0.37
6When driving, how often have you felt that you were unable to control the arrival time?2.259−43.331.529−61.641.831−54.062.069−48.09
7When driving, how often have you felt difficulties in the traffic conditions that were piling up so high that you could not overcome them?2.165−0.462.159−0.742.168−0.322.171−0.18
Overall stress scores2.821−16.512.541−24.802.680−20.692.831−16.22