Effects of safe driving climate among friends on prosocial and aggressive driving behaviors of young drivers: The moderating role of traffic locus of control
This study focused on the impact of safe driving climate among friends on prosocial and aggressive driving behaviors for young Chinese drivers, arguing for the moderating role of traffic locus of control. Three hundred and fifty-two young Chinese drivers aged 18 to 25 years agreed to participate in this study and completed the questionnaire, which included items related to safe driving climate among friends, traffic locus of control, and prosocial and aggressive driving behaviors. Safe driving climate among friends and traffic locus of control had direct effects on prosocial and aggressive driving behaviors. More importantly, internal locus of control moderated the relationship between communication on prosocial driving behavior and the relationship between shared commitment to safe driving and aggressive driving behavior. External locus of control moderated the relationship between social costs and prosocial driving behavior and the relationships between shared commitment to safe driving and prosocial and aggressive driving behaviors. It can be inferred that the effects of safe driving climate on prosocial and aggressive driving behaviors varied with their levels of traffic locus of control. This study enriches current theoretical frameworks and may be applied in the development of interventions and training for young drivers from the perspective of safe driving climate among friends and traffic locus of control.
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- © 2022 National Safety Council and Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
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Authors:
- Zeyin, Yang
- Long, Sun
- Gaoxiao, Ren
- Publication Date: 2022-6
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Web
- Features: References;
- Pagination: pp 297-304
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Serial:
- Journal of Safety Research
- Volume: 81
- Issue Number: 0
- Publisher: Elsevier
- ISSN: 0022-4375
- Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00224375
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Behavior; Driver performance; High risk drivers; Safety culture; Social factors; Teenage drivers
- Geographic Terms: China
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01846181
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: May 24 2022 10:05AM