Association between general driving attitudes, stressful driving and coping strategies of drivers: An effect mechanism analysis using PLS-SEM

IF 4.4 2区工程技术 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED

Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour Pub Date : 2025-07-17 DOI:10.1016/j.trf.2025.07.025

Arka Dey, Sanhita Das

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Abstract

General driving attitudes (GDA), stressful driving tendencies and coping strategies of drivers significantly influence traffic safety. Previous studies have separately investigated the influence of GDA, driving stress and coping styles on driving behaviour; however, an in-depth investigation on their effect mechanism analysis is still unexplored. The present study aims to investigate the association between GDA, stressful driving and coping strategies by adopting a structural equation modelling approach. A 35-item-based questionnaire considering three subscales such as, GDA Subscale, Stressful Driving Subscale and Coping Behaviour Subscale was developed, and responses from 428 legal driving license holders were collected. The findings from the structural equation model, developed using Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modelling, revealed that (a) drivers with poor driving attitudes show more stressful driving tendencies, (b) stressful driving behaviour positively relates to emotion-oriented coping behaviour while negatively influencing problem-focus coping style, (c) stressful driving has a mediation effect on the correlation between GDA and emotional coping behaviour, (d) married, non-professional, occasional and drivers with no accident history tend to avoid stressful driving and emotional coping behaviour in different driving scenarios. These findings can inform the design of safe and effective driver training programs, including policies for limiting driving hours. Such measures can help improve driving attitudes, reduce stressful driving tendencies, and enhance drivers’ self-regulation skills to cope in critical situations, all of which contribute to increased traffic safety.

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一般驾驶态度、压力驾驶与应对策略的关系：基于PLS-SEM的效应机制分析

驾驶员的一般驾驶态度、压力驾驶倾向和应对策略对交通安全有显著影响。以往的研究分别考察了GDA、驾驶压力和应对方式对驾驶行为的影响；然而，对其作用机理的深入研究尚未得到深入的探讨。本研究旨在采用结构方程模型的方法探讨GDA、压力驱动和应对策略之间的关系。设计了一份包含GDA子量表、压力驾驶子量表和应对行为子量表的35项问卷，收集了428名合法驾照持有者的反馈。采用偏最小二乘结构方程模型构建的结构方程模型结果显示：(a)驾驶态度差的驾驶员表现出更大的压力驾驶倾向；(b)压力驾驶行为与情绪导向应对行为呈正相关，而对问题焦点应对方式有负向影响；(c)压力驾驶对GDA与情绪应对行为的相关性有中介作用；在不同的驾驶情景中，偶尔驾驶和无事故驾驶倾向于避免压力驾驶和情绪应对行为。这些发现可以为安全有效的驾驶员培训项目的设计提供信息，包括限制驾驶时间的政策。这些措施有助于改善驾驶态度，减少压力驾驶倾向，提高驾驶员应对紧急情况的自我调节技能，所有这些都有助于提高交通安全。

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Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour Multiple-

CiteScore

7.60

自引率

14.60%

发文量

239

审稿时长

71 days

期刊介绍： Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour focuses on the behavioural and psychological aspects of traffic and transport. The aim of the journal is to enhance theory development, improve the quality of empirical studies and to stimulate the application of research findings in practice. TRF provides a focus and a means of communication for the considerable amount of research activities that are now being carried out in this field. The journal provides a forum for transportation researchers, psychologists, ergonomists, engineers and policy-makers with an interest in traffic and transport psychology.