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Stress experienced while travelling without sight

K Pfeiffer1

  • 1Pädagogische Hochschule Heidelberg, Germany.

Perceptual and Motor Skills
|October 1, 1995
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Travelling without sight significantly increases anxiety in students. However, a simple relaxation exercise effectively reduces this travel-induced state-anxiety, offering a potential coping mechanism for visually impaired individuals.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Rehabilitation Science

Background:

  • Pedestrian navigation presents unique challenges for individuals with visual impairments.
  • Understanding the psychological stress associated with unassisted travel is crucial for developing effective support strategies.
  • Existing research often focuses on assistive technologies, with less emphasis on immediate stress-reduction interventions post-travel.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the acute stress response experienced by visually impaired students during independent travel.
  • To evaluate the efficacy of a brief relaxation exercise in mitigating travel-related anxiety.
  • To compare state-anxiety levels during travel versus baseline trait-anxiety.

Main Methods:

  • A cohort of 16 special education students participated in the study.

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  • Participants engaged in a blindfolded travel task to simulate unassisted pedestrian navigation.
  • State-trait anxiety inventory was administered pre- and post-travel, with a relaxation intervention applied post-travel.

    • Main Results:

    • Analysis of variance revealed statistically significant differences in anxiety levels.
    • State-anxiety significantly increased during blindfolded travel compared to baseline trait-anxiety.
    • A simple relaxation technique led to a notable reduction in post-travel state-anxiety.

    Conclusions:

    • Independent travel without sight induces a significant stress reaction, elevating state-anxiety.
    • Simple relaxation techniques can be an effective and immediate intervention to reduce this travel-induced anxiety.
    • Findings support the integration of relaxation strategies into orientation and mobility training for visually impaired individuals.