TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Personality, dangerous driving, and involvement in accidents: testing a contextual mediated model
JO  - Transportation research part F: traffic psychology and behaviour
A1  - Monteiro, Renan P.
A1  - Coelho, Gabriel Lins de Holanda
A1  - Hanel, Paul H. P.
A1  - Pimentel, Carlos Eduardo
A1  - Gouveia, Valdiney V.
SP  - 106
EP  - 114
VL  - 58
IS  - 
N2  - The present study tested the role of various personality traits in explaining dangerous driving and involvement in accidents, using a contextual mediated model (N = 311). We initially found direct effects of personality traits on dangerous driving indicators (Big-5, Dark Triad, sensation seeking, aggression, and impulsivity). Subsequently, personality variables with predictive power were tested in the mediation model. Indirect effects of anger, psychopathy and sensation seeking on the history of involvement in traffic accidents were found, which was predicted directly by risky driving. The results are discussed based on the characteristics of each trait. Overall, our research replicates and extends previous findings and highlights the importance of psychological evaluations (e.g., personality test) when prospective drivers are applying for a driver license.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1369-8478
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2018.06.009
ID  - ref1
ER  -