95852 20210902121615.0 doi 10.2147/PRBM.S236735 sideral 116410 ART-2020-116410 eng Mendez-Lopez, Magdalena Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-4249-602X Wayfinding Strategy and Gender - Testing the Mediating Effects of Wayfinding Experience, Personality and Emotions 2020 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted Background: Individual differences have been seen to play a key role in spatial orientation. Gender implications have been previously described but little is known about how other variables, such as wayfinding anxiety, emotional difficulties and wayfinding experience can mediate this relationship. Methods: A group of 269 participants were involved in this study and completed questionnaires on their self-reported allocentric orientation strategy, wayfinding experience and satisfaction with the ability for wayfinding. Emotional outcomes were also investigated: spatial and trait anxiety, neuroticism, difficulties in emotion regulation, and personal safety. First, a principal component analysis was conducted and the studied variables were grouped into four components: outdoor wayfinding experience, wayfinding-related fear, emotional difficulties, and effective wayfinding skill. Afterwards, structural equation modelling was performed, using the MPLUS statistical program. Results: The results showed that gender constitutes a predictor for using an effective wayfinding skill and for feeling wayfinding-related fear. However, outdoor wayfinding experience, wayfinding-related fear and emotional difficulties did not mediate the relationship between effective wayfinding skill and gender. Conclusion: These results highlight the differential contribution of gender in the emotions that are experienced during spatial orientation and emotions that are related to other types of situations. The limitations, strengths and theoretical implications of the proposed model are discussed. Further investigation is needed in order to understand the role of emotions in spatial orientation. info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA-FEDER/Construyendo Europa desde Aragón info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/S31-17D info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO-ERDF/AR3Senses-TIN2017-87044-R info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/UZ/JIUZ-2018-SOC-12 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by-nc http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/es/ 2.945 2020 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY 44 / 139 = 0.317 2020 Q2 T1 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL 63 / 131 = 0.481 2020 Q2 T2 0.703 2020 Psychology (miscellaneous) 2020 Q2 Psychiatry and Mental Health 2020 Q2 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Fidalgo, Camino Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-4732-6417 Osma, Jorge Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-7293-318X Juan, M Carmen 4009 735 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Psicología y Sociología Área Psicolog.Evolut.Educac 4009 725 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Psicología y Sociología Área Psicobiología 4009 680 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Psicología y Sociología Área Person.Eval.Trat.Psicoló. 13 (2020), 119-131 Psychol. res. behav. manag. PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH AND BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT 1179-1578 565484 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/95852/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 43118 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/95852/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:95852 articulos driver 2021-09-02-08:43:41 ARTICLE