Nohara, Katsuhito http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5137-6687
Article History
Received: 30 January 2023
Accepted: 8 December 2023
First Online: 2 January 2024
Change Date: 17 January 2024
Change Type: Correction
Change Details: A Correction to this paper has been published:
Change Details: https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-024-02654-w
Competing interests
: The author declares no competing interests.
: All questionnaires and methodology for this study were approved by the research ethics committee of Hokusei Gakuen University (Reference number 18–20). The procedures used in this study adhere to the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki.
: The data collection process was conducted with strict adherence to ethical considerations. Informed consent (verbal) was obtained for all respondents, and the research was carried out in accordance with ethical standards. Prior to the survey, data collectors were thoroughly briefed on the importance of ethical considerations during the questionnaire survey. Respondents were assured that their data would be treated confidentially and used solely for research purposes (see Supplementary material). They were also informed that all personal information, including their age, gender, and income, would be anonymized in the research outputs. Participants were assured that their participation was voluntary, and they had the right to ask questions or withdraw from the interview at any time.