Journal article
Validation of the Behaviour of Young Novice Drivers Scale (BYNDS) in a New Zealand young driver population
Accident Analysis and Prevention, Vol.77, pp.62-71
2015
PMID: 25697670
Abstract
The Behaviour of Young Novice Drivers Scale, the BYNDS (Scott-Parker et al., 2010), is a reliable and valid self-report 44-item instrument which explores the frequency of a breadth of risky driving behaviours which appear to place young and novice drivers at an increased risk of road crash injury. As part of a larger collaborative research project, the Australian-developed BYNDS was piloted in a sample of 20 young New Zealand drivers n = 14 aged 16-18 years, 9 males; n = 6 aged 19-24 years, 2 males. The wording of 21 BYNDS items was modified to reflect the cultural context of the participating New Zealand drivers. The refined BYNDS was applied in a sample of 325 young drivers n = 116 aged 16-18 years, 65 males; n = 209 aged 19-24 years, 98 males, and the factor structure examined, including exploratory factor analysis for each gender. The 5-factor structure of the BYNDS was supported, with young drivers reporting considerable engagement in risky driving exposure, moderate engagement in transient violations and mood-related driving, and less fixed violations and driving misjudgements. Risky driving exposure was predictive of self-reported crash involvement for both males and females, suggesting targeted intervention regarding when, and the circumstances under which, the young driver is on the road.
Details
- Title
- Validation of the Behaviour of Young Novice Drivers Scale (BYNDS) in a New Zealand young driver population
- Authors
- Bridie Scott-Parker (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and BusinessCatherine Proffitt (Author) - Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC), New Zealand
- Publication details
- Accident Analysis and Prevention, Vol.77, pp.62-71
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd.
- Date published
- 2015
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.aap.2015.01.019
- ISSN
- 0001-4575
- PMID
- 25697670
- Organisation Unit
- School of Social Sciences - Legacy; School of Law and Society; Sustainability Research Cluster
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450208402621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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