Associations between personality and driving behavior are mediated by mind-wandering tendency: A cross-national comparison of Australian and Italian drivers |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Educational Sciences, Psychology, Communication, University of Bari, Italy;2. Monash University Accident Research Centre, Monash University, Australia;3. Giustino Fortunato University, Benevento, Italy;1. Road Safety Research Collaboration, University of the Sunshine Coast, 90 Sippy Downs Dr, Sippy Downs, Queensland 4556, Australia;2. Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety – Queensland (CARRS-Q), 130 Victoria Park Road, Kelvin Grove 4059, Australia;1. Monash University Accident Research Centre, 21 Alliance Way, Clayton Campus, Victoria 3800, Australia;2. School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, 553 St Kilda Road, Melbourne 3004, Victoria, Australia;1. Université de Toulouse, France _ CLLE (Cognition, Langues, Langage et Ergonomie); UTM, EPHE, CNRS, 5 allées Antonio Machado, 31058 Toulouse Cedex 9, France;2. Continental, 1 Avenue Paul Ourliac, 31100 Toulouse, France;3. IFSTTAR-TS2-LESCOT, Laboratoire Ergonomie et Sciences Cognitives pour les transports, 25 Avenue François Mitterrand Case 24, 69675 Bron, France;4. INSERM, 146 rue Léo Saignat, Bâtiment TP Zone Sud 4ème étage, 33000 Bordeaux, France;5. Université Paris Sud Laboratoire de Mathématiques, bâtiment 425, Faculté des Sciences d''Orsay, Université Paris-Sud 11, 91405 Orsay, France;1. Road Safety Research Collaboration, University of the Sunshine Coast, 90 Sippy Downs Dr, Sippy Downs, Queensland 4556, Australia;2. School of Health and Behavioural Sciences, University of the Sunshine Coast, 90 Sippy Downs Drive, Sippy Downs, Queensland 4556, Australia;1. Department of Psychology, Lutheran University of Brazil, Cachoeira do Sul, RS 96501-595, Brazil;2. Mobility and Logistics Laboratory, Federal University of Santa Maria, Campus of Cachoeira do Sul, RS 96503-205, Brazil |
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| Abstract: | ObjectiveThis study examined the associations between personality traits (i.e., neuroticism, extraversion, openness, agreeableness, and conscientiousness) and aberrant driving behaviors in a sample of Australian and Italian drivers by investigating the mediation effect of mind-wandering (MW) tendency.BackgroundAlthough unsafe driving behaviors are influenced by both a driver’s MW tendency and personality traits, the potential interaction between these variables and their association with aberrant driving behaviors has not been previously investigated.MethodNine-hundred and four active drivers (n = 452 Australians, n = 452 Italians) completed an online survey related to their self-reported personality traits, driving behaviors, and MW tendency.ResultsA multi-group path analysis showed that MW tendency significantly mediated the effects of neuroticism, extraversion, and conscientiousness on aberrant driving behavior with invariances across nationality groups.ConclusionThese results suggest that the association between personality traits and aberrant driving behaviors is partially explained by a driver’s MW tendency while driving. Further research is needed to understand these relationships using objective measures of MW while driving (e.g., the probe-caught method). The findings of this study suggest that the assessment of personality traits may have important implications for inattentive and distracted driving and fitness-to-drive evaluation purposes. |
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| Keywords: | Driver Behavior Distraction Personality Risk assessment Multivariate analysis |
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