Acceptance of conditionally automated cars: Just one factor?
Recent research suggests the existence of a general acceptance factor (GAF), similar to the “big one” in personality research or the general intelligence factor (g). The current study, written in the form of a short commentary, sought empirical support for the GAF by using data from a large multinat...
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| description | Recent research suggests the existence of a general acceptance factor (GAF), similar to the “big one” in personality research or the general intelligence factor (g). The current study, written in the form of a short commentary, sought empirical support for the GAF by using data from a large multinational questionnaire of the L3Pilot project on the acceptance of conditionally automated cars (CACs). Our analysis provides clear support for a GAF of CACs, as this factor explained 55% of the variance among the questionnaire items. Criterion validity was established by demonstrating an inverted U-curve between GAF scores and respondents’ ages in 17 countries. It is recommended that researchers concerned with technology acceptance consider whether their acceptance constructs are sufficiently unique or merely part of a positive manifold. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ca41a88f650c44568d9f251287257d6e2022-12-22T03:20:02ZengElsevierTransportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives2590-19822022-09-0115100645Acceptance of conditionally automated cars: Just one factor?Joost de Winter0Sina Nordhoff1Department Cognitive Robotics, Faculty Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering, Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands; Corresponding author.Department Transport & Planning, Faculty Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, the NetherlandsRecent research suggests the existence of a general acceptance factor (GAF), similar to the “big one” in personality research or the general intelligence factor (g). The current study, written in the form of a short commentary, sought empirical support for the GAF by using data from a large multinational questionnaire of the L3Pilot project on the acceptance of conditionally automated cars (CACs). Our analysis provides clear support for a GAF of CACs, as this factor explained 55% of the variance among the questionnaire items. Criterion validity was established by demonstrating an inverted U-curve between GAF scores and respondents’ ages in 17 countries. It is recommended that researchers concerned with technology acceptance consider whether their acceptance constructs are sufficiently unique or merely part of a positive manifold.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590198222001075Technology acceptanceMethod effectsConditionally automated driving |
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| title | Acceptance of conditionally automated cars: Just one factor? |
| title_full | Acceptance of conditionally automated cars: Just one factor? |
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| title_short | Acceptance of conditionally automated cars: Just one factor? |
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| topic | Technology acceptance Method effects Conditionally automated driving |
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