Psychosocial development and driving behaviours : some results from the Australian Temperament Project.

Author(s)
Harrison, W. Vassallo, S. Smart, D. Harris, A. Cockfield, S. McIntyre, A. & Sanson, A.
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Abstract

A set of items concerning road safety and driving behaviour was included in the most recent, thirteenth survey wave of the Australian Temperament Project, a large, longitudinal community study of children’s development and wellbeing from infancy to adulthood. Responses obtained during the most recent survey included self and parent reports of young people’s experiences as a learner driver, driving exposure, crash and offence experiences, and the frequency of some risky driving behaviours. A series of analyses indicated that it was possible to identify young drivers likely to engage in risky driving from data collected in mid-childhood (using teacher reports) and early adolescence (using parent and self reports). Young drivers with a tendency towards risky driving behaviours differed from others in measures of temperament (especially persistence), behaviour problems (especially aggression and hyperactivity), social competence, school adjustment, and the quality of relationships. (Author/publisher) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E211985.

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C 34767 (In: C 34762 [electronic version only]) /83 / ITRD E211990
Source

In: Proceedings of the 2004 Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference, Perth, Western Australia, 14-16 November 2004, Volume 1 [Print] 10 p., 23 ref.

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