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Social Psychology and Society
2020. Vol. 11, no. 3, 196–210
doi:10.17759/sps.2020110313
ISSN: 2221-1527 / 2311-7052 (online)

The Method for Evaluation of Driver’s Risky Traffic Behaviour: Validation in the Russian Sample

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T.V. Kochetova, G. Meinhard

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Abstract

Objectives. The purpose of the article is approbation the method for evaluation of drivers’ risky traffic behaviour, its structure and main patterns. Background. Psychological research of risky traffic behaviour of drivers is especially acute. It is a very important to measure and identify the features of the traffic behaviour of drivers as high-risk behaviour. In this context, the study of risky traffic behaviour is of particular interest. Study design. The structure and patterns of risky traffic behavior of three groups of Russian drivers with different driving experience were studied. It was using a special questionnaire for evaluation of patterns of risky traffic behaviour of drivers, which has been implemented in Traffic Offenders Prevention Program in Estonia. The data analysis used comparative, correlation and exploratory factor analysis. Participants. 398 drivers with various driving experience, including: 114 — novice drivers; 80 — taxi drivers; 204 — drivers of commercial transportation. Measurements. The structure of drivers’ risky traffic behaviour was studied using a special questionnaire “Traffic Risk Evaluation Model” (Meinhard G., 2018), that includes AUDIT (Babor T., Hig¬gins-Biddle J., Saunders J., Monteiro, 2010). Results. Data on the structure of drivers risky traffic behaviour was obtained. It was found that this structure includes three main patterns: “Attitudes towards alcohol and drunk driving”, “Proneness to violations of law” and “Evaluation of risks and threats in the course of driving”. Correlations were found between patterns of risky traffic behaviour and road accident rates. Conclusions. The research has shown that the consideration of drivers’ risky traffic behaviour structure can become a promising area of research required in the psychological practice of road crash prevention.

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Keywords: traffic psychology, risky traffic behaviour, road safety, screening diagnostics, AUDIT, driving under the influence (DUI)

Journal rubric: Methodological Tools

Article type: scientific article

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/sps.2020110313

Funding. This work was supported by financial support for the project “Approbation of psychological screening methods for drivers prone to risky traffic behaviour”, carried out by MSUPE.

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For citation: Kochetova, T.V., Meinhard, G. (2020). The Method for Evaluation of Driver’s Risky Traffic Behaviour: Validation in the Russian Sample. Social Psychology and Society, 11(3), 196–210. (In Russ.). https://doi.org/10.17759/sps.2020110313

© Kochetova T.V., Meinhard G., 2020

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

References

1. Analiticheskii material po sostoyaniyu taksomotornoi otrasli v Rossii s tochki zreniya

Information About the Authors

Tatiana V. Kochetova, Candidate of Science (Psychology), PhD, Reseacher of Department of Psychology University of Milano-Bicocca, University of Milano-Bicocca, доцент кафедры психологии управления, Московский государственный психолого-педагогический университет (ФГБОУ ВО МГППУ), Milan, Italy, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0746-680X, e-mail: kochetovatv@gmail.com

Gunnar Meinhard, Doctor of Psychology, Managing Partner, Head, TMÜ “Trafity OÜ”, Tartu, Estonia, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5607-5341, e-mail: gunnar.meinhard@gmail.com

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