Can Prior Experience Influence Seating Comfort Ratings?

• Sigrid van Veen ; Peter Vink ^[1]
  1. [1] Delft University of Technology (Paises Bajos)
• Localización: Ergonomics in Design: The Quaterly of Human Factors Applications, ISSN 1064-8046, Vol. 24, Nº. 2, 2016, págs. 16-20
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Most research on product comfort focuses exclusively on the use of the evaluated product (e.g., Kyung, Nussbaum, & Babski-Reeves, 2008; Harih & Dolšak (2013). We sought to investigate the influence of a sitting precondition on ratings for first impression of comfort, short-term comfort, and discomfort of a product. The aim was to assess if and how sensations experienced prior to product use affected product evaluation. Therefore, a vehicle seat was evaluated with two preconditions in a within-subjects design. The comfort model of Vink and Hallbeck was extended according to the findings of this study.