@article{ref1,
title="Validation of the German version of the Driver Skill Inventory (DSI) and the Driver Social Desirability Scales (DSDS)",
journal="Transportation research part F: traffic psychology and behaviour",
year="2017",
author="Ostapczuk, Martin and Joseph, Robin and Pufal, Janine and Musch, Jochen",
volume="45",
number="",
pages="169-182",
abstract="The psychometric properties of the new German versions of the Driver Skill Inventory (DSI) and the Driver Social Desirability Scales (DSDS) were examined. The DSI is a self-report measure assessing perceptual-motor skills and the safety motive as two important aspects of driving behavior. Self-report measures, however, are susceptible to socially desirable responding (SDR) which is why both general and specific driving-related SDR scales have been developed: Based on the Balanced Inventory of Desirable Responding (BIDR), the DSDS taps Driver Impression Management and Driver Self-Deception as two important aspects of SDR. In two validation studies with less experienced (N = 130) and experienced drivers (N = 1199), both inventories showed the expected two-factor structure and satisfactory internal consistency. In Study 1, self-ratings were compared with and confirmed by peer-ratings. In both studies, we accumulated evidence of convergent and discriminant validity for the German version of the DSI by correlating it with demographic, driving-specific, and personality measures, including the Big Five, Type A behavior, and sensation seeking. The DSI seemed to be only marginally contaminated by SDR.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1369-8478",
doi="10.1016/j.trf.2016.12.003",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2016.12.003"
}