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Citation |
Oltedal S, Rundmo T. Safety Sci. 2006; 44(7): 621-628. |
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Affiliation |
Department of Psychology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway (torbjorn.rundmo@svt.ntnu.no) |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 2006, Elsevier Publishing) |
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Abstract |
The present study investigates the effects of personality traits and gender on risky driving behaviour and accident involvement. A sample of Norwegian adolescents in two Norwegian counties participated (n = 1356). Anxiety was significantly correlated to excitement-seeking and risky driving behaviour, and excitement-seeking was significantly correlated to risky driving behaviour and collisions. Through a regression analysis, personality traits and gender were found to explain 37.3% of the variance in risky driving behaviour. However, the relations were not very strong, and the personality traits did only explain a moderate part of the variance. Possible explanations for this as well as methodological considerations are discussed. Directions for further research are suggested. |