Age, gender, mileage and the DBQ: The validity of the Driver Behavior Questionnaire in different driver groups

Martinussen, Laila Marianne; Hakamies-Blomqvist, Liisa; Møller, Mette; Özkan, Türker; Lajunen, Timo

doi:10.1016/j.aap.2012.12.036

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“…It thus seeks to describe the behaviour in itself rather than its causes. As in the original study [1] and other similar research projects [4][5][6][7][8][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17], our study also confirmed the division of aberrant behaviour into two major categories -Dangerous Violations and Dangerous Errors. In comparison to the above studies (including the original one), a new factor, which may be referred to as "Not Paying Attention to Driving, Straying, and Loss of Orientation", was identified among Czech drivers.…”

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The Manchester driver behaviour questionnaire: self-reports of aberrant behaviour among Czech drivers

Šucha

Sramkova

Risser

2014

Eur. Transp. Res. Rev.

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Purpose Considering the human contribution to car crashes, it seems necessary to make a distinction between different forms of aberrant driver behaviour and its different psychological origins. The aim of the present study was to determine the factors that affect driving behaviour, to prepare a factor model, to identify the role of age, gender, kilometres driven per year, and social status, and to examine the relationship between self-reported driver behaviour in DBQ and self-reported accident involvement and offences among Czech drivers. Methods For this purpose the original 50-item version of DBQ was translated and adjusted to the Czech driver population. A total of 2,684 Czech drivers participated in the study, 1,791 men and 893 women. Responses to the 50 items were submitted to a principal components analysis with a varimax rotation. Results Our research confirmed a three-factor approach as the most appropriate for the interpretation of data. In our case, the three-factor solution can provide an explanation for 31.75 % of the total variance. Conclusions While Factor 1, "Dangerous Violations", and Factor 2, "Dangerous Errors", are consistent with the findings of other authors, Factor 3, interpreted as "Not Paying Attention to Driving, Straying, and Loss of Orientation", has been identified as a new one. In addition, predictors of (driver behaviour) factors defining the driver groups prone to engaging in specific types of driving behaviour are further discussed. Practical implications for the education, training, and assessment of drivers, preventive measures, and on-board assistance systems are addressed.

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confidence: 74%

“…While DBQ is often used to assess aberrant behaviour among a certain group of drivers (e.g. young and novice drivers -see, for example, [16]), a recent Danish study suggests that the results across age categories are stable [17].…”

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The Manchester driver behaviour questionnaire: self-reports of aberrant behaviour among Czech drivers

Šucha

Sramkova

Risser

2014

Eur. Transp. Res. Rev.

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“…Emotional violation has been reported by Shi et al (2010) and Martinussen et al (2013). This factor has sometimes been labelled as "aggressive violation" (Xie and Parker, 2002;Guého et al, 2014) or "interpersonal violation" (Mesken et al, 2002;Eugenia Gras et al, 2006) in driving behaviour literature.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 92%

“…An item would be excluded if its correlation (i.e. factor loading) with any retained factor is less than 0.30 (Costello and Osborne, 2011;Martinussen et al, 2013).…”

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“…According to Reason et al (1990), "violations" are defined as "deliberate infringement of some regulated or socially acceptable code of behaviours"; and "errors" are "misjudgements and failures of observations that may be hazardous to others". In road safety literature, the Driver Behaviour Questionnaire (DBQ), with good construct and predictive validity (Reason et al, 1990;De Winter and Dodou, 2010), has been commonly used in measuring aberrant driving behaviours (Shi et al, 2010;Martinussen et al, 2013).…”

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