TY - JOUR
T1 - Correlates of dangerous driving among late adolescents
T2 - Evidence from American and Czech males
AU - Vazsonyi, Alexander T.
AU - Beier, Julia J.
AU - Yamini, Sara
AU - Tehrani, Hossein Dabiriyan
AU - Šucha, Matúš
AU - Petr, Kryštof
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2023/10
Y1 - 2023/10
N2 - Driving accidents are a leading cause of death for late adolescents and young adults, particularly males. Little research has been conducted to determine whether cultural context moderates specific risk factors of dangerous driving. The present study tested the links between sensation seeking, Big Five personality traits, and four risky driving behaviors (unintentional violations [without knowledge], mistakes [underestimating speed], and slips [misreading signs], and traffic violations) in samples of N = 280 college-age American and Czech late adolescents. A few mean level differences across countries were found. Both extraversion (3 of 4) and sensation seeking (2 of 4) were positive correlates of risky driving behaviors, while agreeableness and openness were negative ones (3 of 4). Importantly, a country main effect was found for slips, mistakes, and unintentional violations, not for traffic violations, perhaps the most salient risky driving behavior; none of the tested moderation effects by culture were statistically significant. N = 149.
AB - Driving accidents are a leading cause of death for late adolescents and young adults, particularly males. Little research has been conducted to determine whether cultural context moderates specific risk factors of dangerous driving. The present study tested the links between sensation seeking, Big Five personality traits, and four risky driving behaviors (unintentional violations [without knowledge], mistakes [underestimating speed], and slips [misreading signs], and traffic violations) in samples of N = 280 college-age American and Czech late adolescents. A few mean level differences across countries were found. Both extraversion (3 of 4) and sensation seeking (2 of 4) were positive correlates of risky driving behaviors, while agreeableness and openness were negative ones (3 of 4). Importantly, a country main effect was found for slips, mistakes, and unintentional violations, not for traffic violations, perhaps the most salient risky driving behavior; none of the tested moderation effects by culture were statistically significant. N = 149.
KW - Accidents
KW - Big Five
KW - Driving behaviors
KW - Sensation seeking
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U2 - 10.1016/j.paid.2023.112302
DO - 10.1016/j.paid.2023.112302
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85163712140
SN - 0191-8869
VL - 213
JO - Personality and Individual Differences
JF - Personality and Individual Differences
M1 - 112302
ER -