The leading role of personality in concerns about autonomous vehicles.

Autor: Volosin M; Institute of Psychology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.; Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Budapest, Hungary., Kálnay M; Institute of Psychology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.; Department of Ergonomics and Psychology, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary., Bánffi Á; Institute of Psychology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary., Nyeső N; Institute of Psychology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary., Molnár GV; Institute of Psychology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary., Palatinus Z; Institute of Psychology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary., Martos T; Institute of Psychology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: PloS one [PLoS One] 2024 Jun 05; Vol. 19 (6), pp. e0301895. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jun 05 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0301895
Abstrakt: Development of autonomous vehicles (AVs) is growing in a rapid rate, however, the most dominant barriers in their adoption seem to be rather psychological than technical. The present online survey study aimed to investigate which demographical and personality dimensions predict attitudes towards AVs on a Hungarian sample (N = 328). Data was collected by convenience and snowball sampling. Three-level hierarchical regression models were applied: in the first level, demographical variables, then general personality traits and third, attitude-like personality factors were entered. We demonstrated that the predictive effect of age, gender and education disappeared when personality dimensions were included into the models. Importantly, more positive general attitudes towards technology and higher optimism regarding innovations predicted eagerness to adopt AVs. On the other hand, individuals with more negative attitudes and higher dependence on technology as well as those with lower level of Sensory Sensation Seeking and higher level of Conscientiousness were more concerned about AVs. Our results suggest that AV acceptance cannot be regarded as a one-dimensional construct and that certain personality traits might be stronger predictors of AV acceptance than demographical factors.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
(Copyright: © 2024 Volosin et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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