Traffic locus of control scale – Romanian version: Psychometric properties and relations to the driver’s personality, risk perception, and driving behavior

Măirean, Cornelia; Havârneanu, Grigore; Popușoi, Simona A.; Havârneanu, Corneliu-Eugen

doi:10.1016/j.trf.2016.12.008

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“…This result is logical, because individuals who are careful, concentrate, and patient while driving are more likely to accept and take responsibility if a road accident occurs. These results are partially similar to those obtained in other studies [51].…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 93%

“…Individuals with risky driving style have a sense of complete control over the vehicle and if a road accident occurs, they are likely to accuse external factors rather admit any kind of guilt. This result is logical and expected, knowing that both styles are associated with dangerous driving behaviours [8], which is not typical for internal locus of control where there is a negative association with risky behaviour and sensation seeking in traffic [51]. The dissociative and distress-reduction styles show positive correlations with the external locus of control.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 63%

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Interconnection between Driving Style, Traffic Locus of Control, and Impulsivity in Bulgarian Drivers

Totkova

2020

Behavioral Sciences

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The need for research in the field of transport psychology in Bulgaria has become more tangible in recent years, due to both the increased public intolerance to aggressive driving and the very high number of injuries and fatalities in road accidents in the country. The main objective of this study is to investigate the interconnection between Driving style, Traffic locus of control, and the Impulsivity in Bulgarian drivers. A research is conducted in order to examine the relations between the constructs in Bulgarian sample (n = 456, male = 204; female = 252; average age = 37). The results show that there are significant correlations between impulsivity and all driving styles. Positive correlations were found with the maladaptive driving styles, while the adaptive driving style was negatively associated with impulsivity. Correlations between the traffic locus of control and the driving styles were also found. These results provide a very good opportunity for further research in this area as well as for the development of prevention and training programs in the field of road safety.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 93%

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confidence: 63%

Interconnection between Driving Style, Traffic Locus of Control, and Impulsivity in Bulgarian Drivers

Totkova

2020

Behavioral Sciences

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“…They developed Multidimensional Traffic Locus of Control Scale (T-LOC) for drivers including: "Other Drivers", "Self", "Fate", and "Vehicle and Environment". In addition, LC and T-LOC have been developed, such as Swedish driver version [21], and Romanian driver version [22].…”

Section: Locus Of Control (Lc)mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Măirean et al, 2017 [22] had suggested the relation between T-LOC and driving behavior is not always clear and the evidence on the relation between T-LOC, risk perception, and risky behavior is somewhat mixed. Therefore, the question about the role of LC in risky driving behavior is still open.…”

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confidence: 99%

Explaining Sex Differences in Motorcyclist Riding Behavior: An Application of Multi-Group Structural Equation Modeling

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Ratanavaraha

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IJERPH

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Road accidents are caused by humans, vehicles, and road environments. Human attitudes affect behavioral changes and can lead to unsafe riding behavior. The sex of an individual is a key factor that affects their riding behavior. We aimed to use structural equation modeling (SEM) by analyzing the multi-group SEM between men and women and applying the theory of planned behavior (TPB) and the locus of control (LC) theory. The data used in the research were collected from all over Thailand, consisting of 1516 motorcycle riders (903 men and 613 women) aged over 20 years. A self-administered questionnaire was designed for data collection of the riding behavior using the Motorcycle Rider Behavior Questionnaire (MRBQ), including traffic errors, control errors, stunt frequency, and safety equipment. We found that riding behaviors between men and women were significantly different in both theories. For men, TPB showed that the main factors that highly influenced motorcycle riding behavior (MRB) were the attitudes based on health motivation (AHM) and perceived behavior control (PC); for women, AHM produced a stronger effect than in men. However, for the subjective norms (SN) factor, we found no direct effect on MRB, but did find an indirect effect through the attitudes based on severity (ASE) in both sexes. Particularly for women, the indirect influence value of the SN factor was higher. For women, the LC showed that internal factors had more influence than external factors. The same was found for men, but the effect in women was significantly stronger. We found that sex significantly affected the MRB. Therefore, policies must be implemented that address each group specifically as their attitudes and behaviors are different.

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“…The locus of control provided a useful roadmap to understanding the driver behaviors (Ambak et al, 2016;Özkan & Lajunen, 2015). For example, several authors stated that self LOC was related to risky driver behaviors, such as violations (Măirean et al, 2017;Özkan & Lajunen, 2005) and speeding (Warner et al, 2010). The findings were explained by that drivers with high self LOC inhibited overestimated perception of their skills.…”

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The Relationship between Dispositional Affect and Traffic Locus of Control in Driving

Arslan

2021

Trafik Ve Ulaşım Araştırmaları Dergisi

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The locus of control and dispositional affect of drivers has been claimed to influence driver behaviors. The positive affect and internal locus of control were usually claimed to be related to safety behaviors, whereas negative affect and external locus of control were shown as related to risky behaviors. To investigate the locus of control in the traffic context, multidimensional traffic locus of control (T-LOC) was developed with four dimensions; self, other drivers, vehicle/environment, and fate. In the current study, these four dimensions were used to investigate traffic locus of control. Even though traffic locus of control and affect factors are widely referred to as related to driver behaviors, their relationship has not been investigated. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between drivers' traffic locus of control and dispositional affect. The results showed that positive affect was related to attributing to other drivers and fate rather than their behaviors. On the other hand, negative affect led drivers to attribute causes of accidents to their behavior. The implications of the results, the limitations of the study, and the future directions were discussed.

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Traffic locus of control scale – Romanian version: Psychometric properties and relations to the driver’s personality, risk perception, and driving behavior

Cited by 26 publications

References 45 publications

Interconnection between Driving Style, Traffic Locus of Control, and Impulsivity in Bulgarian Drivers

Interconnection between Driving Style, Traffic Locus of Control, and Impulsivity in Bulgarian Drivers

Explaining Sex Differences in Motorcyclist Riding Behavior: An Application of Multi-Group Structural Equation Modeling

The Relationship between Dispositional Affect and Traffic Locus of Control in Driving

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