Cultural Influences on Time Pressure in the U.S. and Taiwan

Author

Maribel Guevara-Myers, University of Northern IowaFollow
Helen C. Harton, University of Northern IowaFollow

Presentation Type

Open Access Poster Presentation

Keywords

Walking speed--Iowa--Des Moines; Walking speed--Taiwan--Taipei; Time pressure--Iowa--Des Moines; Time pressure--Taiwan--Taipei;

Abstract

Levine and Norenzayan’s (1999) multicountry observational study investigated differences in time pressure due to cultural differences (individualism vs. collectivism). They found people in New York City walked more quickly down a sidewalk than people in Taipei, Taiwan. In this study, I investigated whether there would be a difference in walking pace in a smaller United States city (Des Moines, Iowa) compared to Taipei, Taiwan. I examined whether pace would differ by location—an outdoor shopping area vs. downtown. I also examined possible differences in time of day (12pm and 5pm) and day of week (Monday and Friday). The results were that men walked faster than women, younger people walked faster than middle age, or older people. There was no difference in pace by day of week. Controlling for gender and age, people downtown walked faster than those in shopping areas but, there was no significant difference in pace by country.

Start Date

28-3-2017 11:30 AM

End Date

28-3-2017 1:30 PM

Event Host

University Honors Programs, Iowa Regent Universities

Faculty Advisor

Helen Harton

Department

Department of Psychology

Department

McNair Scholars Program at UNI

Copyright

©2017 Maribel Guevara-Myers

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Guevara-Myers, Maribel and Harton, Helen C., "Cultural Influences on Time Pressure in the U.S. and Taiwan" (2017). Research in the Capitol. 7.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/rcapitol/2017/all/7