Journal article
Role of thrill and adventure seeking in risky work-related driving behaviours
Personality and Individual Differences, Vol.104, pp.362-367
2017
Abstract
Road trauma had been identified as the leading cause of work-related death in Australia. Research in general driving behaviours has shown that sensation seekers with high levels of thrill and adventure seeking traits are more likely to drive in a risky manner. However, thrill and adventure seeking has not been explicitly examined as a predictor of risky driving behaviour in work-related settings.
Using a large sample of fleet drivers (N=892) from three Australian organisations, the current study examined the role of thrill and adventure seeking in predicting risky work-related driving behaviours and involvement in crash and traffic offence. Hardcopies and online version of the questionnaire were sent to the worksite measuring participants' demographic information, work driving exposure, thrill and adventure seeking trait, work-related risky driving behaviours, and self-reported crash and traffic offences in the past 12months.
The results indicated that thrill and adventure seeking was a significant predictor of risky work-related driving behaviours. However, thrill and adventure seeking did not significantly predict self-reported crashes and traffic offences.
The current study implies that dispositional characteristics, such as thrill and adventure seeking, should be considered when implementing interventions in fleet safety.
•Road crash is the main cause of work-related death in many industrialised countries.•Examined the role of thrill and adventure seeking in risky work driving behaviours•Work driving errors and violations were best predicted by thrill and adventure seeking.•Thrill and adventure seekers were likely to drive while fatigued and distracted.
Details
- Title
- Role of thrill and adventure seeking in risky work-related driving behaviours
- Authors
- Darren Wishart (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyKlaire Somoray (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyBevan Rowland (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
- Publication details
- Personality and Individual Differences, Vol.104, pp.362-367
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.paid.2016.08.033
- ISSN
- 1873-3549
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society; Road Safety Research Collaboration
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99521805702621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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