Impulsive and Self-Regulatory Processes in Risky Driving Among Young People: A Dual Process Model

Frontiers in Psychology

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Lambros Lazuras¹  Richard Rowe²  Damian R. Poulter³  Philip A. Powell⁴  Antonia Ypsilanti¹ 

[1] Department of Psychology, Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom;Department of Psychology, The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom;Department of Psychology, University of Greenwich, United Kingdom;School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR), The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom

关键词: risky driving;    young drivers;    impulsivity;    attitudes;    self-regulation;    driving violations;    driving errors;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01170

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

The present study empirically examined a novel dual process model of self-reported aberrant driving behavior in young and novice drivers that incorporates both impulsive and self-regulatory processes. Four hundred and nine participants aged 18–25 years ( M age = 21.18 years, SD = 2.12; 65.5% females) completed online questionnaires on impulsivity, normlessness, sensation seeking, emotion and self-regulation, and attitudes toward driving safety. Path analysis showed that motor impulsivity was associated with self-reported driving violations, errors, and lapses, whereas sensation seeking was uniquely directly associated with self-reported errors. Non-planning impulsivity, normlessness and sensation seeking had significant indirect effects on self-reported errors, via self-regulation. Finally, motor impulsivity and normlessness had a significant indirect effect on self-reported violations, errors and lapses, via attitudes to driving safety. Based on our findings we suggest that a dual-process approach is relevant to the study of aberrant driving behavior in young and novice drivers, and the results of the present study have important implications for initiatives to promote driving safety in this population.

【 授权许可】

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