A psychological predictor of elders' driving performance: social-comparisons on the road

被引：7

作者：

Levy, Becca R. ^{[1
]}

Ng, Reuben ^{[1
]}

Myers, Lindsey M. ^{[1
]}

Marottoli, Richard A. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Yale Univ, New Haven, CT 06520 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF APPLIED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY | 2013年 / 43卷 / 03期

关键词：

OLDER DRIVERS; THREAT; CESSATION; CRASHES; GENDER; MEMORY; ADULTS; STATE; RISK; AGE;

D O I：

10.1111/j.1559-1816.2013.01035.x

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

Older individuals often believe they can drive better than their contemporaries. This belief is an example of downward social-comparisons; they can be self-enhancing tools that lead to beneficial outcomes. As predicted, we found that drivers who engaged in downward social-comparisons were significantly less likely to have adverse driving events over time, after controlling for relevant factors (p=.02). This effect was particularly strong among women, who tend to experience more negative driving stereotypes (p=.01). The study was based on 897 interviews of 117 elder drivers, aged 7089 years, over 2 years. Our findings suggest that interventions to reduce adverse driving events among elders could benefit from including a psychological component.

引用

页码：556 / 561

页数：6

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