Citation

Smorti M, Guarnieri S. J. Soc. Psychol. 2016; 156(6): 669-673.

Affiliation

b Bressanone , Italy.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/00224545.2016.1165169

PMID

26984261

Abstract

The present study examined the contribution of impulsiveness, aggressive and negative emotional driving to the prediction of traffic violations and accidents taking into account potential mediation effects. 304 young drivers completed self-report measures assessing impulsiveness, aggressive driving and negative emotional driving, driving violations and accidents. Structural equation modeling was used to assess the direct and indirect effects of impulsiveness on violations and accidents among young drivers through aggressive and negative emotional driving. Impulsiveness only indirectly influenced drivers' violations on the road, via both behavioral and emotional state of the driver. On the contrary, impulsiveness was neither directly nor indirectly associated with traffic accidents. Therefore, impulsiveness modulates young drivers' behavioral and emotional state while driving, which, in turn, influences risky driving.

Language: en