Citation

Perry AR, Baldwin DA. Percept. Mot. Skills 2000; 91(1): 147-154.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro 27411, USA. perrya@ncat.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

11011886

Abstract

The present study examined the effects of Type A personality on specific self-reported driving attitudes and behaviors when operating a motor vehicle. 102 undergraduate students completed the student version of the Jenkins Activity Survey (Form T) and several questionnaires asking participants about their driving history, driving attitudes, and driving behaviors. When the full range of Type A scores were examined, Type A personality was significantly related to more traffic accidents, greater frequency of breaking traffic laws, higher impatience when driving, more displays of aggression on the road, and engaging in more risky driving behaviors (rs<.17). When extreme Type A and Type B scores were compared, Type A drivers reported being involved in significantly more motor vehicle accidents and reported displaying more aggression on the road. Further research should examine actual behavioral data using more diverse samples to validate the results.

Language: en