Abstract
The need for research in the field of transport psychology in Bulgaria has become more tangible in recent years, due to both the increased public intolerance to aggressive driving and the very high number of injuries and fatalities in road accidents in the country. The main objective of this study is to investigate the interconnection between Driving style, Traffic locus of control, and the Impulsivity in Bulgarian drivers. A research is conducted in order to examine the relations between the constructs in Bulgarian sample (n = 456, male = 204; female = 252; average age = 37). The results show that there are significant correlations between impulsivity and all driving styles. Positive correlations were found with the maladaptive driving styles, while the adaptive driving style was negatively associated with impulsivity. Correlations between the traffic locus of control and the driving styles were also found. These results provide a very good opportunity for further research in this area as well as for the development of prevention and training programs in the field of road safety.
Highlights
Driving is a complex process involving individual factors which are revealed in the social interaction among all road users
That is why the main objective of this study is to investigate the interconnection between the driving styles, traffic locus of control, and impulsivity in Bulgarian drivers
Results regarding the interrelations between the driving styles, the traffic locus of control, and the impulsivity are presented in the following subsections
Summary
Driving is a complex process involving individual factors which are revealed in the social interaction among all road users. It is logical to assume that each man’s personality is unique, which results in many variations in his behaviour, learning experience, situation evaluation, expectations, attitudes, driving style, road accidents involvement, etc. The role of the human factor in road safety, which has been studied for many decades worldwide, is of paramount importance [3]. That is why it is important to explore the patterns that identify drivers prone to risky driving behaviour and the possible negative consequences of that behaviour. There are many individual differences that affect the driving process, transport psychology very often focuses on personality factors. A number of studies in the field demonstrate that certain personality characteristics are directly related to risky driving behaviour [6,7]
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