TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Road Prevention and Safety: An Instrument for Measuring Locus of Control in the Social Marketing Perspective
JO  - TPM: testing, psychometrics, methodology in applied psychology
A1  - Falco, A.
SP  - 41
EP  - 61
VL  - 14
IS  - 1
N2  - 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 />
LA  - 
SN  - 1720-0121
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -