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Pre-flight safety briefings, mood and information retention.
Appl Ergon. 2015 Nov; 51:377-82.AE

Abstract

Mood is a moderating factor that is known to affect performance. For airlines, the delivery of the pre-flight safety briefing prior to a commercial flight is not only an opportunity to inform passengers about the safety features on-board the aircraft they are flying, but an opportunity to positively influence their mood, and hence performance in the unlikely event of an emergency. The present research examined whether indeed the pre-flight safety briefing could be used to positively impact passengers' mood. In addition, the present research examined whether the recall of key safety messages contained within the pre-flight safety briefing was influenced by the style of briefing. Eighty-two participants were recruited for the research and divided into three groups; each group exposed to a different pre-flight cabin safety briefing video (standard, humorous, movie theme). Mood was measured prior and post safety briefing. The results revealed that pre-flight safety briefing videos can be used to manipulate passengers' mood. Safety briefings that are humorous or use movie themes to model their briefing were found to positively affect mood. However, there was a trade-off between entertainment and education, the greater the entertainment value, the poorer the retention of key safety messages. The results of the research are discussed from both an applied and theoretical perspective.

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Tehrani M
School of Aviation, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
Molesworth BR
School of Aviation, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia. Electronic address: b.molesworth@unsw.edu.au.

MeSH

AdultAffectAir TravelAircraftConsumer Health InformationEmergenciesFemaleHumansMaleNew South WalesRetention, PsychologySafetyYoung Adult

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Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

26154236

Citation

Tehrani, Morteza, and Brett R C. Molesworth. "Pre-flight Safety Briefings, Mood and Information Retention." Applied Ergonomics, vol. 51, 2015, pp. 377-82.
Tehrani M, Molesworth BR. Pre-flight safety briefings, mood and information retention. Appl Ergon. 2015;51:377-82.
Tehrani, M., & Molesworth, B. R. (2015). Pre-flight safety briefings, mood and information retention. Applied Ergonomics, 51, 377-82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2015.06.015
Tehrani M, Molesworth BR. Pre-flight Safety Briefings, Mood and Information Retention. Appl Ergon. 2015;51:377-82. PubMed PMID: 26154236.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Pre-flight safety briefings, mood and information retention. AU - Tehrani,Morteza, AU - Molesworth,Brett R C, Y1 - 2015/06/25/ PY - 2014/09/10/received PY - 2015/02/07/revised PY - 2015/06/10/accepted PY - 2015/7/9/entrez PY - 2015/7/15/pubmed PY - 2016/4/8/medline KW - Aviation KW - Cabin safety KW - Memory KW - Mood KW - Pre-flight safety briefing SP - 377 EP - 82 JF - Applied ergonomics JO - Appl Ergon VL - 51 N2 - Mood is a moderating factor that is known to affect performance. For airlines, the delivery of the pre-flight safety briefing prior to a commercial flight is not only an opportunity to inform passengers about the safety features on-board the aircraft they are flying, but an opportunity to positively influence their mood, and hence performance in the unlikely event of an emergency. The present research examined whether indeed the pre-flight safety briefing could be used to positively impact passengers' mood. In addition, the present research examined whether the recall of key safety messages contained within the pre-flight safety briefing was influenced by the style of briefing. Eighty-two participants were recruited for the research and divided into three groups; each group exposed to a different pre-flight cabin safety briefing video (standard, humorous, movie theme). Mood was measured prior and post safety briefing. The results revealed that pre-flight safety briefing videos can be used to manipulate passengers' mood. Safety briefings that are humorous or use movie themes to model their briefing were found to positively affect mood. However, there was a trade-off between entertainment and education, the greater the entertainment value, the poorer the retention of key safety messages. The results of the research are discussed from both an applied and theoretical perspective. SN - 1872-9126 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/26154236/Pre_flight_safety_briefings_mood_and_information_retention_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -