Psychosocial factors, goals for driver education and perceptions of driver education

While previous research has identified benefits from certain types of driver education, there has been little research undertaken regarding how psychosocial factors affect this intervention. This research begins to address this gap by examining how four psychosocial characteristics: thrill-seeking, normlessness, attitudes relating to traffic flow and rule obedience as well as attitudes towards speeding, affect perceptions of what should be taught in driver education courses. An online survey was completed by 114 participants aged 17 to 19 years that had completed a driver education course. A series of regression analyses identified that psychosocial factors have an effect.

• Record URL:
  • http://acrs.org.au/publications/acrs-conference-papers/acrs-database/
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Extended abstract only
• Authors:
  • Bates, L
  • Larue, G S
  • Hawkins, A
  • Filtness, A J
  • Rodwell, D
  • Watson, B
• Conference:
  • Australasian Road Safety Conference, 2018, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
• Publication Date: 2018-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 3p
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the 2018 Australasian Road Safety Conference, 3-5 October, Sydney, New South Wales

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Driver education; Perception; Psychology; Questionnaires; Regression analysis; Socioeconomic factors
• ATRI Terms: Driver education; Perception; Psychology; Questionnaire; Regression analysis; Socioeconomic factors
• Subject Areas: Economics; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01704282
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: May 2 2019 2:19PM