@article{ref1,
title="Road Prevention and Safety: An Instrument for Measuring Locus of Control in the Social Marketing Perspective",
journal="TPM: testing, psychometrics, methodology in applied psychology",
year="2007",
author="Falco, A.",
volume="14",
number="1",
pages="41-61",
abstract="This article reports on the design and development of a new instrument for measuring locus of control in driving behavior (LOC-db). The author describes the analysis of the metric properties of this scale, which included a first exploratory phase and a second confirmative phase. The instrument shows a good fit to the data of the multidimensional model adopted in the construction of the scale itself. The results show: more frequent external rather than internal LOC in participants; substantial differences between expectations of control in older participants compared to the other age groups; differences between those with lower education; and differences between more- and less-experienced drivers. The author concludes with a discussion from a social marketing perspective, considering the implementation of several targeted action strategies for highway safety programs.<p />",
language="",
issn="1720-0121",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}