The Relationship between Personality Characteristics and Driving Behavior
The present study investigated the relationship
between personality characteristics of drivers and the number and
amount of fines they have in a year .This study was carried out on
120 male taxi drivers that worked at least seven hours in a day in
Lamerd - a city in the south of IRAN. Subjects were chosen
voluntarily among those available. Predictive variables were the NEO
–five great personality factors (1. conscientiousness 2. Openness to
Experience 3.Neuroticism4 .Extraversion 5.Agreeableness )
thecriterion variables were the number and amount of fines the
drivers have had the last three years. the result of regression analysis
showed that conscientiousness factor was able to negatively predict
the number and amount of financial fines the drivers had during the
last three years. The openness factor positively predicted the number
of fines they had in last 3 years and the amount of financial fines
during the last year. The extraversion factor both meaningfully and
positively could predict only the amount of financial fines they had
during the last year. Increasing age was associated with decreasing
driving offenses as well as financial loss.The findings can be useful
in recognizing the high-risk drivers and leading them to counseling
centers .They can also be used to inform the drivers about their
personality and it’s relation with their accident rate. Such criteria
would be of great importance in employing drivers in different places
such as companies, offices etc…
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based affective model , "London : Springer-Verlag , May.
2009.
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behavior: personality and involvement in vehicular accidents , " .
Department of Psychology, DePaul University, Chicago, IL 60614, USA
.PsycholRep .J . , Vol .86 , no . 2 ,pp .454-6 , Apr . 2000 .
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Driver Behaviour Questionnaire in an Australian organisational fleet
setting , " Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and
Behaviour . J .,Vol .10 , no . 1 , pp. 11-21. 2007.
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data: A review and assessment of methodological alternatives , "
Transportation Research Part A: Vol . 44 , no . 5 ,pp . 291-305,
May.2010 .
[5] F . Guo ,"Individual driving risk analysis usingnaturalic driving data ,
"3rdInt . Conf. on Road Safety and Simulation , Indianapolis , USA , 14-
16, Sep , pp.66-74 .2011.
[6] F. Guo, S. G. Klauer , J. M . Hankey and T. A. Dingus ," Using Near-
Crashes as a Crash Surrogate for Naturalistic Driving Studies , " the
Transportation Research Record: Transportation Research Board . J . ,
Vol .2147 , no . pp . 66-74 ,Sep . 2010.
[7] F. Ostendorf, and A .Angleitner, " NEO-Personality .NEO-PIR nach
Costa and MacCrae ,"Hogrefe, Gottingen. pp.260.2004..
[8] G . Matthews , I.J. Deary and M.C.Whiteman , " Personality traits , "
2nd ed. individual differences .J . , vol.30. no .1, pp.20-27. 2003.
[9] H. R. Behnood , S . Shabani and H .Rouzikhah ," Determining the
Accident Modification Factors Based on Iranian Road Accident Models,
"4th Int .Symposium on Highway Geometric Design .Valencia, Spain ,
Jun . 2010.
[10] H .Wang and h .Yang , " The role of personality traits in UTAUT model
under online stocking , " Contemporary management reaserch . J .,Vol .
1 , no. 1 , pp .69-82, sep .2005 .
[11] M. A. Machin and K. S. Sankey, "Relationships between young drivers'
personality characteristics, risk perceptions, and driving behavior,"
Accident Analysis and Prevention .J . , Vol .40 .no .2 ,pp . 541-547 .
2008.
[12] M. M . Segovia-Gonzalez , F. M . Guerrero andP.Herranz , " Explaining
Functional Principal Component Analysis to Actuarial Science with an
Example on Vehicle Insurance ,"Insurance: Mathematics and Economics
.J .Vol . 45, no .2 ,pp . 278-285, Apr . 2009.
[13] N. Jiang , J. Fleiter and M . King ,"Big-five personality factors affecting
driving behaviors , "Emergency Management and Management Sciences
(ICEMMS) , 2nd IEEE Int .Conf. pp. 500 - 505.2011.
[14] N .Taylor ," Personality and driving behavior, "Jopie van Rooyen&
Partners SA (pty) Ltd. 2010.
[15] R. R. McCrae and P. T. Jr.Costa , " Validation of the Five-factor Model
of personality across instruments and observers , " personality and social
psychology . J .,Vol .52 , no .5 , pp .81-90 , Jan. 1987.
[16] T.Chamorro-Premuzic, (2007).Personality and individual differences
.Oxford :Blakwell.
[17] T. Chamorro-Premuzic, V. Swami, A. Furnham and I. Maakip ," The big
five personality traits and uses of music ," individual differences. J. ,vol
. 30 , no.1 , pp. 20-27, Mar.2009.
[18] T. A. Dingus , S. G. Klauer , V. L. Neale , A . Petersen , S. E. Lee , J .
Sudweeks , M. A. Perez , J . Hankey, D . Ramsey, S . Gupta, C . Bucher,
Z. R. Doerzaph, J .Jermeland and R.R. Knipling ," The 100-Car
Naturalistic Driving Study: Phase II - Results of the 100-Car Field
Experiment , " (Interim Project Report for DTNH22-00-C-07007, Task
Order 6; Report no. DOT HS 810 593). Washington, D.C. : National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration,USDOT. 2006.
[1] A .Nazir , s . Enz , M.Y. Lim , R . Aylett and A.Cawsey ," Culturepersonality
based affective model , "London : Springer-Verlag , May.
2009.
[2] D. Cellar ,Z . Nelson and c .Yorke, "The five-factor model and driving
behavior: personality and involvement in vehicular accidents , " .
Department of Psychology, DePaul University, Chicago, IL 60614, USA
.PsycholRep .J . , Vol .86 , no . 2 ,pp .454-6 , Apr . 2000 .
[3] D . Jeremy, W .Darren , F . James and W .Barry ," An application of the
Driver Behaviour Questionnaire in an Australian organisational fleet
setting , " Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and
Behaviour . J .,Vol .10 , no . 1 , pp. 11-21. 2007.
[4] D . Lord and F Mannering ," The statistical analysis of crash-frequency
data: A review and assessment of methodological alternatives , "
Transportation Research Part A: Vol . 44 , no . 5 ,pp . 291-305,
May.2010 .
[5] F . Guo ,"Individual driving risk analysis usingnaturalic driving data ,
"3rdInt . Conf. on Road Safety and Simulation , Indianapolis , USA , 14-
16, Sep , pp.66-74 .2011.
[6] F. Guo, S. G. Klauer , J. M . Hankey and T. A. Dingus ," Using Near-
Crashes as a Crash Surrogate for Naturalistic Driving Studies , " the
Transportation Research Record: Transportation Research Board . J . ,
Vol .2147 , no . pp . 66-74 ,Sep . 2010.
[7] F. Ostendorf, and A .Angleitner, " NEO-Personality .NEO-PIR nach
Costa and MacCrae ,"Hogrefe, Gottingen. pp.260.2004..
[8] G . Matthews , I.J. Deary and M.C.Whiteman , " Personality traits , "
2nd ed. individual differences .J . , vol.30. no .1, pp.20-27. 2003.
[9] H. R. Behnood , S . Shabani and H .Rouzikhah ," Determining the
Accident Modification Factors Based on Iranian Road Accident Models,
"4th Int .Symposium on Highway Geometric Design .Valencia, Spain ,
Jun . 2010.
[10] H .Wang and h .Yang , " The role of personality traits in UTAUT model
under online stocking , " Contemporary management reaserch . J .,Vol .
1 , no. 1 , pp .69-82, sep .2005 .
[11] M. A. Machin and K. S. Sankey, "Relationships between young drivers'
personality characteristics, risk perceptions, and driving behavior,"
Accident Analysis and Prevention .J . , Vol .40 .no .2 ,pp . 541-547 .
2008.
[12] M. M . Segovia-Gonzalez , F. M . Guerrero andP.Herranz , " Explaining
Functional Principal Component Analysis to Actuarial Science with an
Example on Vehicle Insurance ,"Insurance: Mathematics and Economics
.J .Vol . 45, no .2 ,pp . 278-285, Apr . 2009.
[13] N. Jiang , J. Fleiter and M . King ,"Big-five personality factors affecting
driving behaviors , "Emergency Management and Management Sciences
(ICEMMS) , 2nd IEEE Int .Conf. pp. 500 - 505.2011.
[14] N .Taylor ," Personality and driving behavior, "Jopie van Rooyen&
Partners SA (pty) Ltd. 2010.
[15] R. R. McCrae and P. T. Jr.Costa , " Validation of the Five-factor Model
of personality across instruments and observers , " personality and social
psychology . J .,Vol .52 , no .5 , pp .81-90 , Jan. 1987.
[16] T.Chamorro-Premuzic, (2007).Personality and individual differences
.Oxford :Blakwell.
[17] T. Chamorro-Premuzic, V. Swami, A. Furnham and I. Maakip ," The big
five personality traits and uses of music ," individual differences. J. ,vol
. 30 , no.1 , pp. 20-27, Mar.2009.
[18] T. A. Dingus , S. G. Klauer , V. L. Neale , A . Petersen , S. E. Lee , J .
Sudweeks , M. A. Perez , J . Hankey, D . Ramsey, S . Gupta, C . Bucher,
Z. R. Doerzaph, J .Jermeland and R.R. Knipling ," The 100-Car
Naturalistic Driving Study: Phase II - Results of the 100-Car Field
Experiment , " (Interim Project Report for DTNH22-00-C-07007, Task
Order 6; Report no. DOT HS 810 593). Washington, D.C. : National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration,USDOT. 2006.
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between personality characteristics of drivers and the number and
amount of fines they have in a year .This study was carried out on
120 male taxi drivers that worked at least seven hours in a day in
Lamerd - a city in the south of IRAN. Subjects were chosen
voluntarily among those available. Predictive variables were the NEO
–five great personality factors (1. conscientiousness 2. Openness to
Experience 3.Neuroticism4 .Extraversion 5.Agreeableness )
thecriterion variables were the number and amount of fines the
drivers have had the last three years. the result of regression analysis
showed that conscientiousness factor was able to negatively predict
the number and amount of financial fines the drivers had during the
last three years. The openness factor positively predicted the number
of fines they had in last 3 years and the amount of financial fines
during the last year. The extraversion factor both meaningfully and
positively could predict only the amount of financial fines they had
during the last year. Increasing age was associated with decreasing
driving offenses as well as financial loss.The findings can be useful
in recognizing the high-risk drivers and leading them to counseling
centers .They can also be used to inform the drivers about their
personality and it’s relation with their accident rate. Such criteria
would be of great importance in employing drivers in different places
such as companies, offices etc…", keywords = "drivers, financial fines, neo five-factor personality", volume = "6", number = "7", pages = "1818-3", }
