%0 Journal Article
%T Hand Anthropometry and SMS Satisfaction
%A Vimala Balakrishnan
%A Paul H. P. Yeow
%J Journal of Applied Sciences
%D 2008
%I Asian Network for Scientific Information
%X The effect of hand anthropometry on Short Message Service (SMS) satisfaction was investigated using structured questionnaire interviews with 110 subjects, aged between 17-25 years old. Hand size was measured to assess its effect on mobile phone design factors satisfaction whereas thumb circumference and length were measured for keypad design factors. Small hand-sized subjects were found to be more satisfied with mobile phone dimensions than large hand-sized subjects. Thumb circumference significantly affects users` satisfaction towards key size and space between keys whereas thumb length significantly affects keypad layout satisfaction. Both thumb circumference and length significantly correlate negatively with the corresponding keypad design factors. Results confirm that hand anthropometry do affect users messaging satisfaction. These findings should prove useful to mobile phone designers who could look into the possibility of designing customized mobile phones that cater to large hand and thumb sized users, so as to increase their subjective satisfaction.
%K Hand-size
%K thumb length
%K thumb circumference
%K mobile phone design
%K keypad design
%U http://docsdrive.com/pdfs/ansinet/jas/2008/816-822.pdf