TY - JOUR
T1 - Individual difference factors in risky driving among older adults
AU - Schwebel, David C.
AU - Ball, Karlene K.
AU - Severson, Joan
AU - Barton, Benjamin K.
AU - Rizzo, Matthew
AU - Viamonte, Sarah M.
N1 - Funding Information:
David C. Schwebel , Ph.D., is Associate Professor and Vice Chair in the Department of Psychology at University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA. He earned his B.A. from Yale University in 1994 and his Ph.D. from University of Iowa in 2000. Trained as a child clinical psychologist, he has published widely on psychological aspects of understanding and preventing children's unintentional injuries. His research has been funded by CDC, DOT, and the Woodrow Wilson Foundation.
Funding Information:
Thanks to Philip Ball, Elizabeth Bowling, Maggie Bangor, Danielle Dulion, Martha Frankel, Kirsty Cutcliffe, Shernine Lee, and Heather White and for assistance with data collection and coding and to Kerri Mead, Joseph Altmeir, and Jim Cremer for assistance with software development. This work was funded by grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation (Schwebel, Ball, Barton) and National Institutes of Health (Severson, Rizzo). Correspondence should be addressed to the first author at Department of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1300 University Blvd, CH 415, Birmingham, AL 35294, or by email [email protected] .
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - Introduction: Motor-vehicle crashes kill roughly 4,500 American adults over the age of 75 annually. Among younger adults, one behavioral factor consistently linked to risky driving is personality, but this predictor has been overshadowed by research on cognitive, perceptual, and motor processes among older drivers. Method: In this study, a sample of 101 licensed drivers, all age 75 and over, were recruited to complete self-report measures on personality, temperament, and driving history. Participants also completed a virtual environment (VE) course designed to assess risk-taking driving behavior. State records of motor-vehicle crashes were collected. Results: Results suggest both a sensation-seeking personality and an undercontrolled temperament are related to risky driving among older adults. Sensation-seeking was particularly related to history of violations and tickets, while temperamental control was more broadly related to a number of risky driving measures. Methodological and crash prevention issues are discussed.
AB - Introduction: Motor-vehicle crashes kill roughly 4,500 American adults over the age of 75 annually. Among younger adults, one behavioral factor consistently linked to risky driving is personality, but this predictor has been overshadowed by research on cognitive, perceptual, and motor processes among older drivers. Method: In this study, a sample of 101 licensed drivers, all age 75 and over, were recruited to complete self-report measures on personality, temperament, and driving history. Participants also completed a virtual environment (VE) course designed to assess risk-taking driving behavior. State records of motor-vehicle crashes were collected. Results: Results suggest both a sensation-seeking personality and an undercontrolled temperament are related to risky driving among older adults. Sensation-seeking was particularly related to history of violations and tickets, while temperamental control was more broadly related to a number of risky driving measures. Methodological and crash prevention issues are discussed.
KW - Older adults
KW - Personality
KW - Risky driving
KW - Virtual environments
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jsr.2007.04.005
DO - 10.1016/j.jsr.2007.04.005
M3 - Article
C2 - 18023635
AN - SCOPUS:36148929416
SN - 0022-4375
VL - 38
SP - 501
EP - 509
JO - Journal of Safety Research
JF - Journal of Safety Research
IS - 5
ER -