Aviation Consumers’ Trust in Pilots: A Cognitive or Emotional Function

Winter, Scott R.; Rice, Stephen; Mehta, Rian

doi:10.15394/ijaaa.2014.1003

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“…Clearly, participants were basing their willingness to fly ratings on their emotions, which were triggered by the knowledge of the pilot's medication intake. This finding is supported in the literature by previous studies that have also found that affect has strong mediating influences in the field of aviation (Winter & Rice, in press;Winter, Rice, & Mehta, 2014).…”

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confidence: 86%

“…Therefore, if one holds a negative view towards those with mental illness and is asked to make a quick decision as to their view of someone on antidepressant medication, it is plausible that their view may be influenced by affect (Pryor, Reeder, Yeadon, & Hesson-McInnis, 2004). Prior research in the aviation field has shown that pilots are viewed less favorably based on various demographic variables such as older, overweight, and ethnicity (Remy, Winter, & Rice, 2014;Winter, Rice, & Mehta, 2014), and when pilots were portrayed as antisocial, consumers viewed them as more likely to have a mental illness (Winter & Rice, in press). Additionally, in these studies affect was found to play a mediating role in the relationships suggesting that emotions played a key role in consumer's perceptions and responses.…”

Section: Social Stigmas and Affectmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This type of affect scale is common in the aviation literature (e.g. Winter & Rice, in press;Winter, Rice, & Mehta, 2014). We highlight that the mediating variable was presented temporally prior to the outcome variable in order to avoid reverse causal effects (Kenny, 2011).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…However, it is not yet known whether this effect is due to cognitive or emotional reasons. Since it is known that airline passengers often base their judgments of airline issues due to emotional reasons (Winter & Rice, in press;Winter, Rice, & Mehta, 2014), we felt it was important to determine if an affective perspective would also explain this data. In Study 2, participants were again presented with various hypothetical scenarios where their pilot was taking one of four different medications, but in this case, they were also asked how they felt about the situation prior to be asked how willing they were to fly in that scenario.…”

Section: Study 2-introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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How Do Depression Medications Taken by Pilots Affect Passengers’ Willingness to Fly—A Mediation Analysis

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Kraemer³

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The mental health of airline pilots has been a concern for decades. In 2010, the United States Federal Aviation Administration began allowing four types of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) to be used by pilots suffering from depression. After a procedural wait period, pilots may be awarded a special issuance of their medical certificates to maintain flight currency. Missing from the literature was any research on consumer's perceptions of pilots taking antidepressants, along with some other approved medications. Therefore, the purpose of the current study was to examine consumer's willingness to fly once told that the pilot of their hypothetical flight was taking medication compared to a control group in which the pilot was not on any prescribed and approved medications. The current study also manipulated dosage levels and gathered affect data to determine if consumers' responses were rationally or emotionally motivated. Across two studies, consumers were less willing to fly when the pilot was taking medication, and when the medication was a high dose opposed to a low dose. Additionally, affect was found to completely mediate the relationship between three of the four medications when compared to the control condition, suggesting that participants' responses were emotionally driven. Finally, a discussion of the findings and practical implications of the study are provided.

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How Do Depression Medications Taken by Pilots Affect Passengers’ Willingness to Fly—A Mediation Analysis

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“…Prior research has used pictorial representations (see Figure 1) of these emotions in order to gauge type and level of affect in participants. The aim has been to decide if any of the six universal emotions can help explain public perception (Babin and Attaway 2000;Baker and Cameron 1996;Winter et al 2014). Rice and Winter used Ekman and Friesen's (Ekman et al 1971) six universal emotions in order to investigate which, if any, of the six mediated the relationship between automation in an aircraft cockpit and passenger willingness to fly; they found that several emotions did mediate between the two variables .…”

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Why People Are Not Willing to Let Their Children Ride in Driverless School Buses: A Gender and Nationality Comparison

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Abstract:As driverless vehicles proliferate, it is possible that this technology will be applied in mass transport vehicles. School buses may be suited for autonomous operations as they follow set routes and schedules. However, a research gap exists in whether or not parents would be willing to have their children ride in autonomously operated school buses. The purpose of this study was to examine parents' willingness to allow their child to ride in an autonomous school bus. Participant gender and nationality were also two independent variables, along with affect measures as a possible mediating variable. The research used a two-study approach. In study one, it was found that participants were less willing to have their child ride in a driverless school bus than a traditional human-operated vehicle. In study two, findings suggest a significant interaction between the type of driver, participant gender, and nationality. In general, American females were less willing than Indian females and overall, Americans were less willing than Indians in the driverless conditions. Affect was found to be a mediating variable, which suggests that emotions were playing a role in the responses of participants. The paper concludes with theoretical contributions, practical applications, and suggestions for future research.

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Psychology of space tourism marketing, technology, and sustainable development: From a literature review to an integrative framework

Mehran

Han

2023

Psychology and Marketing

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Space tourism, a niche segment of the aviation industry, has radically altered the private sector. A noticeable trend in this market has been the development of commercial space with numerous start-ups and ventures underway. Adopting a concept-driven approach, we conduct a hybrid review to sketch the emerging market areas in space tourism and provided insights into tourists' behavioral responses. Our results are supplemented by an analysis of public viewpoints on space-faring to gauge their alignment with academic views on space tourism. We also develop an integrative framework to elucidate how personality interacts with scenario to influence the feelings, thoughts, and behaviors of space tourists and their responses toward space tourism. We recognize critical gaps in previous literature and propose the following recommendations to guide future research: 1) Conceptualization of travel services and tourism typology in the new space market; 2) theoretical contribution on pragmatic and semantic levels; 3) need for empirical and multi-disciplinary studies; 4) investigating the role of ethical issues on bilateral arguments toward commercialized space tourism; 5) integrating stakeholders' perspectives to maximize the socioeconomic impacts of space tourism and environmental sustainability; 6) media platforms and application of new technologies; and 7) role of scientific journals in knowledge enhancement.

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Aviation Consumers’ Trust in Pilots: A Cognitive or Emotional Function

Cited by 16 publications

References 33 publications

How Do Depression Medications Taken by Pilots Affect Passengers’ Willingness to Fly—A Mediation Analysis

How Do Depression Medications Taken by Pilots Affect Passengers’ Willingness to Fly—A Mediation Analysis

Why People Are Not Willing to Let Their Children Ride in Driverless School Buses: A Gender and Nationality Comparison

Psychology of space tourism marketing, technology, and sustainable development: From a literature review to an integrative framework

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