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Reading text-speak significantly impairs cognitive performance more than standard text. This suggests that using text-speak while driving could worsen distracted driving risks.

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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Traffic Safety

Background:

  • Cell phone use while driving, particularly texting, is known to impair driving performance.
  • Text-speak, a common form of text message abbreviation, has not been studied for its cognitive impact.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the cognitive load associated with reading text-speak compared to standard text.
  • To assess the impact of text-speak on concurrent task performance.

Main Methods:

  • Forty participants completed a dual-task experiment.
  • Participants read stories in either standard text or text-speak while monitoring for a vibration stimulus.

Main Results:

  • Reading text-speak resulted in slower reaction times compared to standard text.
  • Fewer correct vibration detections were observed when participants read text-speak.

Conclusions:

  • Reading text-speak imposes a higher cognitive load than reading standard text.
  • The use of text-speak in text messages may exacerbate the negative effects of distracted driving.