An examination of the relationship between measures of impulsivity and risky simulated driving amongst young drivers
| Autor: | E. James Kehoe, Julie Hatfield, Prasannah Prabhakharan, Ann Williamson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Male Risk Automobile Driving Adolescent Applied psychology Human Factors and Ergonomics Impulsivity 050105 experimental psychology Task (project management) Young Adult Risk-Taking 0502 economics and business medicine Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Safety Risk Reliability and Quality Response inhibition 050210 logistics & transportation 05 social sciences Accidents Traffic Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Impulse control Impulsive Behavior Female Self Report medicine.symptom Psychology Social psychology |
| Zdroj: | Accident Analysis & Prevention. 103:37-43 |
| ISSN: | 0001-4575 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.aap.2017.03.019 |
| Popis: | The risky driving of young drivers may owe in part to youthful motivations (such as experience-seeking, authority rebellion, desire for peer approval) combined with incompletely developed impulse control. Although self-reported impulsiveness has been positively associated with self-reports of risky driving, results based on objective measures of response inhibition (e.g., Go/No-go tasks) have been inconclusive. The present study examined interrelationships between measures of response inhibition, self-report impulsiveness scales, and responses to events during a simulated drive that were designed to detect impulsive, unsafe behaviours (e.g., turning across on-coming traffic). Participants were 72 first-year Psychology students. More speeding and “Unsafe” responding to critical events during simulated driving were associated with poorer impulse control as assessed by commission errors during a Go/No-Go task. These results consolidate evidence for a relationship between impulse control and risky driving amongst young drivers. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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