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Behavioral contagion in an experimental motion environment.

Paul W Houchens1, Marshall B Jones

  • 1RSK Assessments, Inc., Orlando, FL, USA.

Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine
|June 10, 2003
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Motion sickness can spread between individuals. If one person experiences motion sickness, the other is more likely to become sick too, especially during severe motion.

Area of Science:

  • Human physiology
  • Psychology
  • Motion sickness research

Background:

  • Whole-body vertical motion is known to induce motion sickness.
  • A 1974 study identified 6 cycles per minute as the most provocative frequency for motion sickness.
  • Previous research isolated subjects to prevent sickness contagion.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze previously unreported data on paired subject pre-termination.
  • To determine if one subject's sickness influenced the other's decision to stop the experiment.

Main Methods:

  • Secondary analysis of data from a 1974 motion sickness study.
  • Examined the frequency of 0, 1, or 2 subjects pre-terminating in pairs.
  • Assessed if paired pre-termination followed a binomial distribution, indicating independence.

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Main Results:

  • Subject pre-termination was not independent (p < 0.001).
  • A subject was significantly more likely to pre-terminate if their partner did.
  • This effect was amplified under severe motion conditions.

Conclusions:

  • One subject's sickness significantly increased the likelihood of the other becoming sick.
  • This phenomenon, termed behavioral contagion, demonstrates social influence on physiological responses.
  • The findings highlight the role of observation in motion sickness experience.