TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - The effects of personality and gender on risky driving behaviour and accident involvement
JO  - Safety science
A1  - Oltedal, Sigve
A1  - Rundmo, Torbjørn
SP  - 621
EP  - 628
VL  - 44
IS  - 7
N2  - 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.<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 0925-7535
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2005.12.003
ID  - ref1
ER  -