The role of personality in predicting hooning-related driving behaviour

Carol Thake; Kerry Ann Armstrong; Nerida L Leal

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The role of personality in predicting hooning-related driving behaviour

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The role of personality in predicting hooning-related driving behaviour

Carol Thake, Kerry Ann Armstrong and Nerida L Leal

Journal of the Australasian College of Road Safety, Vol.22(1), pp.40-45

2011

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Public Health and Health Services

Transportation and Freight Services

Psychology

hooning

driving

personality

five factor model of personality

agreeableness

Hooning' constitutes a set of illegal and high-risk vehicle related activities typically performed by males aged 17-25, a group that is over-represented in road trauma statistics. This study used an online survey of 422 participants to test the efficacy of the Five Factor Model of Personality in predicting 'loss of traction' (LOT) hooning behaviour. Drivers who engaged in LOT behaviour scored significantly lower on the factor of Agreeableness than those who did not. Regression analyses indicated that the Five Factor Model of Personality was a significant predictor of LOT behaviour over and above sex and age, although Agreeableness was the only significant personality factor in the model. The findings may be used to better understand those drivers likely to engage in LOT behaviours. Road safety advertising and educational campaigns can target less socially agreeable drivers, and aim to encourage more agreeable attitudes to driving, particularly for younger male drivers.

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Title: The role of personality in predicting hooning-related driving behaviour
Authors: Carol Thake (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Kerry Ann Armstrong (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Nerida L Leal (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Publication details: Journal of the Australasian College of Road Safety, Vol.22(1), pp.40-45
Publisher: Australasian College of Road Safety
Date published: 2011
ISSN: 1832-9497; 1832-9497
Organisation Unit: Road Safety Research Collaboration; School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99451452502621
Output Type: Journal article

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