Memarian, M. orcid.org/0000-0001-6061-3018, Lazuras, L., Rowe, R. orcid.org/0000-0001-5556-3650 et al. (1 more author) (2023) Impulsivity and self-regulation: a dual-process model of risky driving in young drivers in Iran. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 187. 107055. ISSN 0001-4575
Abstract
The dual-process model of risky driving (Lazuras, Rowe, Poulter, Powell, & Ypsilanti, 2019) suggested that regulatory processes mediate the effect of impulsivity on risky driving. The current study aimed to examine the cross-cultural generalisability of this model to Iranian drivers, who are from a country with a markedly higher rate of traffic collisions. We sampled 458 Iranian drivers aged 18 to 25 using an online survey measuring impulsive processes including impulsivity, normlessness and sensation-seeking, and regulatory processes comprising emotion-regulation, trait self-regulation, driving self-regulation, executive functions, reflective functioning and attitudes toward driving. In addition, we used the Driver Behaviour Questionnaire to measure driving violations and errors. Executive functions and driving self-regulation mediated the effect of attention impulsivity on driving errors. Executive functions, reflective functioning, and driving self-regulation mediated the relationship between motor impulsivity and driving errors. Finally, attitudes toward driving safety significantly mediated the relationship of both normlessness and sensation-seeking with driving violations. These results support the mediatory role of cognitive and self-regulatory capacities in the connection between impulsive processes and driving errors and violations. Overall, the present study confirmed the validity of the dual-process model of risky driving in a sample of young drivers in Iran. Implications for educating drivers and implementing policies and interventions based on this model are discussed.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2023 Elsevier Ltd. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Accident Analysis & Prevention. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. Article available under the terms of the CC-BY-NC-ND licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
Keywords: | Driving errors; Driving violations; Impulsivity; Risky driving; Self-regulation; Sensation-seeking; Young drivers |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > Department of Psychology (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 10 May 2023 10:03 |
Last Modified: | 13 Apr 2024 00:13 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier BV |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.aap.2023.107055 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:198984 |