The influence of bus and taxi drivers’ public self-consciousness and social anxiety on aberrant driving behaviors
| Autor: | Yu Wen Huang, Jenhung Wang, Pei Chun Lin |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Male Automobile Driving Emotions Applied psychology Taiwan Human Factors and Ergonomics Crash Anxiety Self-Control Young Adult Risk-Taking Sex Factors Surveys and Questionnaires 0502 economics and business Humans Self-consciousness 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Temperament Safety Risk Reliability and Quality Path analysis (statistics) 050107 human factors Analysis of Variance 050210 logistics & transportation 05 social sciences Social anxiety Accidents Traffic Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Middle Aged Aggression Attitude Female Psychology human activities Working environment |
| Zdroj: | Accident Analysis & Prevention. 117:145-153 |
| ISSN: | 0001-4575 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.aap.2018.04.014 |
| Popis: | The study examined how bus and taxi drivers’ public self-consciousness interacted with social anxiety to influence their aberrant driving behaviors. Questionnaires were distributed to 331 male and female Taiwanese bus and taxi drivers whose working environment involves frequent and direct interaction with passengers. Questionnaire statements measured drivers’ dispositional public self-consciousness and social anxiety, and their intentions and driving behaviors related to speeding, errors and violations. The study utilized a mediating model and path analysis explored causal relationships between the constructs. The study found that both public self-consciousness and social anxiety explained bus drivers’ aberrant driving behaviors. Female drivers reported less aberrant driving behaviors than their male counterparts did. Bus drivers reported less aberrant driving behaviors than taxi drivers. Drivers with crash involvement within three years reported higher public self-consciousness than did those without that involvement. The suitable research frameworks, which describe the influence of public self-consciousness and social anxiety on aberrant driving behaviors, fit to bus and taxi drivers are different, so as different to male and female drivers. The study findings suggest bus and taxi driver should receive special training in general attitude as a condition of their employment in order to avoid aggressive behaviors and provide a better and safer service to the public. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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