Trait driving anger and driving styles among Colombian professional drivers
This study analyzes the association between trait driving anger and driving styles in a sample of Colombian professional drivers. Additionally, the internal and external validity of the Deffenbacher's Driving Anger Scale (DAS-14) was examined in the study population. The DAS-14 and the Spanish...
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| author | Sergio A. Useche Boris Cendales Francisco Alonso Luis Montoro Juan C. Pastor |
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| description | This study analyzes the association between trait driving anger and driving styles in a sample of Colombian professional drivers. Additionally, the internal and external validity of the Deffenbacher's Driving Anger Scale (DAS-14) was examined in the study population. The DAS-14 and the Spanish Version of the Multidimensional Driving Style Inventory (S-MDSI) were administered to 492 urban bus and taxi operators. Average trait driving anger scores in the study population were similar to those reported in previous validation studies from Spain, Argentina, China, and Malaysia. After deleting three cross-loaded items, confirmatory factor analyses revealed a three-dimensional latent structure for the DAS-14, similar but not equal to the previous Spanish speaking validations. This factorial structure fits the data reasonably well. Finally, linear regression analyses revealed that the three factors of the DAS-14 (impeded progress by others, illegal driving, and direct hostility) significantly predict adaptive and maladaptive driving styles. Overall, the results of this study suggest that the DAS-14 is a reasonably reliable measure of driving anger traits among professional drivers, and it also provides relevant insights for the prevention of risky driving styles in this occupational group. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e3b66407f3e548e084b526af10ec50302022-12-22T01:42:03ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402019-08-0158e02259Trait driving anger and driving styles among Colombian professional driversSergio A. Useche0Boris Cendales1Francisco Alonso2Luis Montoro3Juan C. Pastor4DATS (Development and Advising in Traffic Safety) Research Group, INTRAS (Research Institute on Traffic and Road Safety), University of Valencia, Carrer del Serpis 29, 3rd Floor, DATS, 46022, Valencia, Spain; Corresponding author.Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences, El Bosque University, Bogotá, ColombiaDATS (Development and Advising in Traffic Safety) Research Group, INTRAS (Research Institute on Traffic and Road Safety), University of Valencia, Carrer del Serpis 29, 3rd Floor, DATS, 46022, Valencia, SpainFACTHUM.Lab (Human Factor and Road Safety) Research Group, INTRAS (Research Institute on Traffic and Road Safety), University of Valencia, SpainDATS (Development and Advising in Traffic Safety) Research Group, INTRAS (Research Institute on Traffic and Road Safety), University of Valencia, Carrer del Serpis 29, 3rd Floor, DATS, 46022, Valencia, SpainThis study analyzes the association between trait driving anger and driving styles in a sample of Colombian professional drivers. Additionally, the internal and external validity of the Deffenbacher's Driving Anger Scale (DAS-14) was examined in the study population. The DAS-14 and the Spanish Version of the Multidimensional Driving Style Inventory (S-MDSI) were administered to 492 urban bus and taxi operators. Average trait driving anger scores in the study population were similar to those reported in previous validation studies from Spain, Argentina, China, and Malaysia. After deleting three cross-loaded items, confirmatory factor analyses revealed a three-dimensional latent structure for the DAS-14, similar but not equal to the previous Spanish speaking validations. This factorial structure fits the data reasonably well. Finally, linear regression analyses revealed that the three factors of the DAS-14 (impeded progress by others, illegal driving, and direct hostility) significantly predict adaptive and maladaptive driving styles. Overall, the results of this study suggest that the DAS-14 is a reasonably reliable measure of driving anger traits among professional drivers, and it also provides relevant insights for the prevention of risky driving styles in this occupational group.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844019359195Psychology |
| spellingShingle | Sergio A. Useche Boris Cendales Francisco Alonso Luis Montoro Juan C. Pastor Trait driving anger and driving styles among Colombian professional drivers Heliyon Psychology |
| title | Trait driving anger and driving styles among Colombian professional drivers |
| title_full | Trait driving anger and driving styles among Colombian professional drivers |
| title_fullStr | Trait driving anger and driving styles among Colombian professional drivers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Trait driving anger and driving styles among Colombian professional drivers |
| title_short | Trait driving anger and driving styles among Colombian professional drivers |
| title_sort | trait driving anger and driving styles among colombian professional drivers |
| topic | Psychology |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844019359195 |
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