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Why is the driver rarely motion sick? The role of controllability in motion sickness

ROLNICK, ARNON, LUBOW, R. E.·1991·Ergonomics
DOI 10.1080/00140139108964831
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The central hypothesis of the work is that the dimension of control-no control plays an important role in motion sickness. Although it is generally agreed that having control over a moving vehicle greatly reduces the likelihood of motion sickness, few studies have addressed this issue directly, and the theoretical explanation for this phenomenon is not completely clear. In this study, we equated groups differing in controllability for head movement, vision, activity, and predictability, which have often been suggested in the literature as explanations for the driver's immunity to motion sickness. Twenty-two pairs of yoked subjects were exposed to nauseogenic rotation. One subject of each pair had control over the rotation and head movements, while the other was exposed passively to the same motion stimulus. Subjects who had control reported significantly fewer motion sickness symptoms and less of a decrement in their well-being, as compared to the yoked subject without control. The results are discussed in relation to Reason's sensory rearrangement theory and the concept of feed-forward mechanisms in motion perception.

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  • The driver of a vehicle almost never becomes motion sick, whereas passengers may, and there is evidence to support this perspective.

    “It is generally believed that the driver of a vehicle almost never becomes motion sick, whereas passengers may—and there is evidence to support this perspective (Rolnick and Lubow 1991).”

    From Motion sickness: more than nausea and vomiting (2014) · cites this paper as Rolnick and Lubow 1991

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Authors
ROLNICK, A., & LUBOW, R. E.
Affiliations
Tel Aviv University (IL)
ORCID
ROLNICK, ARNON
Venue
Ergonomics
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
1991-07
Volume
34
Issue
7
Pages
867-879
ISSN
  • 0014-0139 (ISSN-L)
  • 1366-5847
DOI
10.1080/00140139108964831
OpenAlex
W2050859356
Cited by
228
References
33
Citations by year
2026: 14 · 2025: 22 · 2024: 22 · 2023: 14 · 2022: 21 · 2021: 14 · 2020: 21 · 2019: 16 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 10 · 2016: 10 · 2015: 10 · 2014: 7 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 6
FWCI
0.00
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Ergonomics (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Vestibular and auditory disorders
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Human-Computer Interaction › Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Nausea and vomiting management
Keywords
motion sickness, controllability, nausea, feed-forward mechanism, motion perception, head movement control, visual control, predictability
MeSH terms
Adult, Humans, Internal-External Control, Male, Motion Sickness, Posture, Surveys and Questionnaires

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