{"title":"The impact of employees experiencing negative commuting events on effective work behavior","authors":"Di Qi , Wenhan Xu , Peng Liang","doi":"10.1016/j.trf.2025.04.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trf.2025.04.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Whether negative commuting events influence employees’ effective work behavior across domains remains uncertain in existing literature. This study introduces the cross-domain identity theory and employs two empirical sampling methods to investigate: at the individual level, negative commuting events experienced by employees generate both the trapped-by-emotion effect, reducing employee identity and effective work behavior through self-depletion, and the compensation effect, enhancing employee identity and effective work behavior through compensation. When employees possess a high extraversion personality trait, at the individual level, negative commuting events enhance employee identity and promote effective work behavior. Conversely, when employees possess a low extraversion personality trait, at the individual level, negative commuting events diminish employee identity and reduce effective work behavior. This research deepens the understanding of how negative events experienced by employees affect effective work behavior, enriches the understanding of the role of extraversion personality traits in the workplace, and expands research on the antecedents of identity.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48355,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour","volume":"112 ","pages":"Pages 170-187"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143833253","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Michael A.B. van Eggermond , Dorothea Schaffner , Nora Studer , Alexander Erath
{"title":"Quantifying the effect of road design on urban road driving speed","authors":"Michael A.B. van Eggermond , Dorothea Schaffner , Nora Studer , Alexander Erath","doi":"10.1016/j.trf.2025.04.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trf.2025.04.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Reducing driving speed is a key factor in improving road safety and combating noise emissions. As a result, an increasing number of cities worldwide are lowering speed limits on urban roads. However, main urban roads differ from residential streets in several ways, including their appearance, type of trips they accommodate, mix of vehicles and the presence of public transport. These differences limit the design options available for speed reduction.</div><div>This paper examines the impact of continuous road design measures on drivers' preferred speed, safe speed and actual driving speed on urban main roads, as well as the psychological processes influencing these choices.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A virtual reality (VR) study was conducted using a driving simulator. Participants drove through a series of main roads in VR with varying speed limits and road designs. Speed and lateral position were recorded; in a follow-up survey, participants stated their preferred - as well as the considered ‘safe’ - speed along different road designs. They were also asked about driving style, perceived complexity and safety of each treatment.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Simulator results indicated that only specific road designs result in slightly lower driving speeds. Survey results revealed that certain measures influenced preferred and safe speed. Specifically, those with effectiveness linked to the presence or absence of other road users (cyclists, pedestrians, or other cars). Moreover, the study showed that perceived safety and complexity moderated the effectiveness of these road design measures.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Overall, road design measures investigated in this study provided evidence on the impact of road design on driving behavior, but also demonstrated the need for further investigations to include dynamic human factors, as well as combinations of measures to achieve the goal of lower speeds on urban roads.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48355,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour","volume":"112 ","pages":"Pages 148-169"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143833252","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
María Ángeles Ramos-Moreno, Pablo Fernández-Berrocal, Alberto Megías-Robles
{"title":"Emotion regulation abilities as a protective factor in the relationship between anger-inducing road events and dangerous behavior behind the wheel","authors":"María Ángeles Ramos-Moreno, Pablo Fernández-Berrocal, Alberto Megías-Robles","doi":"10.1016/j.trf.2025.03.025","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trf.2025.03.025","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Drivers are exposed to a multitude of road events that elicit emotions, notably anger, which is closely linked to dangerous behaviors and maladaptive driving styles. The present study aimed to determine the role of emotion regulation ability as a moderating factor between the levels of anger elicited by specific road events and the tendency to engage in aggressive and risky driving behaviors. The Driving Anger Scale (DAS), the Dula Dangerous Driving Index (DDDI), and the Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT) were administered to 678 drivers (mean age = 36.87 years; 46.17 % men). Our findings indicate that higher levels of driving-related anger were associated with an increased likelihood of engaging in aggressive and risky behaviors. In contrast, strong emotional regulation abilities were linked to a lower tendency to engage in such dangerous driving behaviors. Importantly, the relationship between anger and the propensity to drive riskily and aggressively was moderated by the driver’s ability to regulate their emotions. Our results suggest that drivers with stronger emotion regulation skills are less likely to engage in dangerous driving, as they can effectively manage the anger elicited by certain road events. These findings highlight the importance of emotion regulation in promoting safer driving practices. Tailored interventions to enhance emotion regulation abilities could effectively reduce road accidents and improve overall road safety.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48355,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour","volume":"112 ","pages":"Pages 138-147"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143823887","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Long-term is no term: A systematic review of learning effects and the understanding of “long-term” in the context of driver-vehicle interaction","authors":"Elena Malaika Nkusi, Niklas Grabbe, Klaus Bengler","doi":"10.1016/j.trf.2025.03.027","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trf.2025.03.027","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The appropriate usage of automated driving systems must be learned, with the learning process supposedly tied to the continuous engagement of the driver with the system. Despite extensive research on the short-term effects of automated driving systems, there is limited understanding of the long-term usage and the adaptation processes involved. This work addresses this gap through a systematic literature review focused on the effects of repeated or prolonged exposure to automated driving systems. In particular, the review aims to clarify definitions and theoretical constructs related to the long-term usage of driving systems, to provide recommendations for the methodological design of studies investigating learning and adaptation processes, and to synthesize existing findings on the effects of repeated exposure. A comprehensive literature research adhering to the PRISMA guidelines resulted in the review of 96 articles. The review emphasizes that other influencing factors, such as the sequence and quality of experienced events, play a crucial role in driver adaptation rather than the mere duration of exposure. Finally, a conceptual model of driver adaptation is developed, distinguishing between learning processes and temporary state adjustments and serving as a basis for exploring and comprehending the mechanisms and dynamics of such processes. This model highlights the need for future studies to adopt a more nuanced approach to “long-term” exposure, considering intermission periods and the influence of system capabilities, limits, and failures on the development of mental models. The paper concludes by offering recommendations for future research, stressing the importance of both behavioral and attitudinal adaptation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48355,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour","volume":"112 ","pages":"Pages 111-137"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143808401","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effects of safe driving climate among peers on the reckless driving behaviours of young drivers: The moderating effects of family climate and safety attitudes","authors":"Yuxi Wang, Long Sun","doi":"10.1016/j.trf.2025.04.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trf.2025.04.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>Reckless driving is one of the main causes of road fatalities among young drivers. However, different facets of reckless driving behaviours (i.e., distraction, extreme behaviours, positioning behaviours, and substance use) have not been explored in depth. This study aims to investigate the effects of safe driving climate among peers on the different facets of the reckless driving behaviours of young drivers and to examine the moderating effects of family climate and safety attitudes.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>The Reckless Driving Behaviours Scale (RDBS), the Safe Driving Climate among Friends Scale (SDCaF), the noncommitment factor (i.e., family’s tendency not to invest time in safety education and to ignore young drivers’ risky driving) from the Family Climate for Road Safety Scale, and the Safety Attitude Scale were administered to 249 young drivers.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Significant associations were found between the RDBS factors, the SDCaF factors, safety attitudes, and noncommitment. The SDCaF factors, safety attitudes and noncommitment explained 34.7 % of the variance in extreme behaviour and 23.9 % of the variance in positioning behaviour. Noncommitment moderated the relationship between shared commitment (collective responsibility for safe driving among peers) and extreme behaviours, with a high level of shared commitment significantly counteracting the effect of a high level of parental noncommitment on extreme behaviour. Finally, there was a three-way interaction in which safety attitudes moderated the relationship between friend pressure and positioning behaviours only when young drivers scored higher on noncommitment.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>This study provides a multi-factorial framework for understanding the reckless driving behaviours of young drivers, highlighting the interplay between influencing factors. The findings provide new insights for the formulation and training of intervention measures for reckless driving behaviour from a more comprehensive perspective of individuals (safety attitudes), parents (noncommitment), and peers (friend pressure and shared commitment).</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48355,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour","volume":"112 ","pages":"Pages 90-98"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143791964","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Julien Cegarra , Hélène Unrein , Jean-Marc Andre , Oriane Mouton , Jordan Navarro
{"title":"Driving among autonomous vehicles: The effect of initial trust and driving style on driving behaviors","authors":"Julien Cegarra , Hélène Unrein , Jean-Marc Andre , Oriane Mouton , Jordan Navarro","doi":"10.1016/j.trf.2025.03.023","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trf.2025.03.023","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Although autonomous vehicles (AVs) are believed to reduce road accidents, they can be involved in accidents partly due to Conventional Vehicles (CVs) drivers’ erroneous expectations that affect their risk-taking behaviors, such as following the AVs too closely and/or at an unsafe speed. In this article, the main objective is to propose a first exploratory study on how our expectations as drivers of conventional vehicles can shape our driving in the presence of autonomous vehicles. We investigated the role of initial trust in AVs on CV drivers’ behaviors toward AVs. Ninety-five participants were confronted with trust-promoting or trust-lowering video clips of AVs driving. Individual driving behaviors were then assessed using a modified version of the Driving Behavior Questionnaire (DBQ) that distinguishes between lapses, errors, and ordinary and emotional violations. We also collected respondents’ self-reported driving styles with the Multidimensional Driving Style Inventory (MDSI). The results showed that the trust-promoted group reported more deliberate ordinary and emotional violations than the trust-lowered group. These ordinary violations, due to their potential link to road accidents, highlight the importance of fostering realistic expectations about AVs. The emotional violations were not initially anticipated but were attributed to the unfamiliar and potentially frustrating behaviors exhibited by AVs. Finally, we emphasize the importance of trust calibration of<!--> <!-->road users toward autonomous vehicles<!--> <!-->to ensure road safety.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48355,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour","volume":"112 ","pages":"Pages 99-110"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143799069","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lixu Li , Qianjun Zhang , Yaoqi Liu , Li Zhang , Yong Jin
{"title":"Smart electric vehicle purchase intentions: Interplay between consumer innovativeness and product intelligence","authors":"Lixu Li , Qianjun Zhang , Yaoqi Liu , Li Zhang , Yong Jin","doi":"10.1016/j.trf.2025.03.028","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trf.2025.03.028","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Smart electric vehicles (EVs) have garnered significant attention recently as an increasing number of automakers shift their focus from traditional product metrics to product intelligence. Leveraging the lens of innovation diffusion theory, we examine the combined effects of consumer innovativeness and product intelligence on the purchase intentions of smart EVs. Using a fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) of survey data from 416 Chinese consumers, we identify three consumer types. The first type consists of social consumers who exhibit high levels of social innovativeness and prioritize ability to learn, humanlike interaction, and personality. The second type consists of hedonist consumers, who are primarily concerned with the experiential and emotional benefits of products and demonstrate a preference for products with high cooperation ability and reactivity. The third type consists of general consumers, who do not exhibit a significant inclination toward either social or hedonist innovativeness but still demonstrate clear preferences across all five dimensions of product intelligence. We also analyze the impact of various demographic characteristics on our findings. Our study contributes to the existing EV adoption research and practice by emphasizing the importance of the interplay between consumer innovativeness and product intelligence.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48355,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour","volume":"112 ","pages":"Pages 77-89"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143767502","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Explaining children’s physical activity: Experiential attitudes in the theory of planned behaviour","authors":"Juliane Stark , Reinhard Hössinger , Icek Ajzen","doi":"10.1016/j.trf.2025.03.024","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trf.2025.03.024","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Children are becoming less physically active, as reflected in decreasing regular exercise such as organised training, and a decline in active mobility as a form of transportation, such as walking and cycling. Relying on the theory of planned behaviour (TPB), we focused on the distinction between instrumental and experiential attitudes as determinants of intentions, an issue that has received limited attention in relation to children’s physical activity (PA). In line with previous studies on adults, experiential attitudes were found to be important predictors of physical activity intentions. These attitudes had an especially strong impact on walking and cycling intentions, whereas exercise intentions were largely controlled by subjective norms. In the prediction of behaviour, perceived behavioural control accounted for most of the variance in exercising, whereas intentions explained most of the variance in walking and cycling. Based on the results, we conclude, that different kinds of interventions may be required to change intentions to engage in exercise, as opposed to active mobility. Further research with children of varying age and demographic backgrounds is recommended.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48355,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour","volume":"112 ","pages":"Pages 63-76"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143767501","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ali Mohammadi , Amir Hossein Kalantari , Gustav Markkula , Marco Dozza
{"title":"Cyclists’ interactions with professional and non-professional drivers: Observations and game theoretic models","authors":"Ali Mohammadi , Amir Hossein Kalantari , Gustav Markkula , Marco Dozza","doi":"10.1016/j.trf.2025.03.026","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trf.2025.03.026","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>According to crash data reports, most collisions between cyclists and motorized vehicles occur at unsignalized intersections (where no traffic lights regulate vehicle priority). In the era of automated driving, it is imperative for automated vehicles to ensure the safety of cyclists, especially at these intersections. In other words, to safely interact with cyclists, automated vehicles need models that can describe how cyclists cross and yield at intersections. So far, only a few studies have modeled the interaction between cyclists and motorized vehicles at intersections, and none of them have explored the variations in interaction outcomes based on the type of drivers involved. In this study, we compare non-professional drivers (represented by passenger car drivers) and professional drivers (truck and taxi drivers). We also introduce a novel application of game theory by comparing logit and game theoretic models’ analyses of the interactions between cyclists and motorized vehicles, leveraging naturalistic data. Interaction events were extracted from a trajectory dataset, and cyclists’ non-kinematic cues were extracted from videos and incorporated into the interaction events’ data. The modeling outputs showed that professional drivers are less likely to yield to cyclists than non-professional drivers. Furthermore, the behavioral game theoretic models outperformed the logit models in predicting cyclists’ crossing decisions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48355,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour","volume":"112 ","pages":"Pages 48-62"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143759476","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mind the Gap! Gender differences in the predictors of public transport usage intention","authors":"Elisa Alfaro , Cristina Marin , Sergio A. Useche","doi":"10.1016/j.trf.2025.03.013","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trf.2025.03.013","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Public transport systems continue to gain ground as a cornerstone of sustainable urban mobility, offering alternatives to private car use, city congestion, and pollution. In this context, the shift toward regular public transport use seems influenced by several factors, with previous studies suggesting that safety concerns, service quality, and environmental value are key predictors of public transport usage intention. However, gender-based differences in travelers’ intentions and choices remain underexplored.</div></div><div><h3>Aim</h3><div>This research aimed to investigate gender differences in public transport usage intentions, focusing on the role of individual, psychosocial, and transport system-related factors as structural predictors.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>This study used data from 820 Spanish public transport travelers, evenly divided by gender. The data, collected through an electronic survey, were analyzed using Multi-Group Structural Equation Modeling (MGSEM) to assess gender-based differences in the relationships between literature-based predictors and public transport usage intentions.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The multivariate analyses showed significant gender differences in the perception of public transport system features and usage intentions. While both genders reported high concerns regarding security threats, women placed greater emphasis on sustainability contributions in their transport choices. Moreover, although extrinsic incentives did not significantly predict usage intentions, sustainability dissemination did so for both genders, suggesting that effective communication may help overcome the lack of influence from such incentives in promoting public transport usage intentions.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The findings of this study highlight gender-sensitive differences regarding specific concerns related to safety, service quality, inclusiveness, and the sustainability value of public transport, beyond the differential influence of these factors on ridership levels.</div></div><div><h3>Policy implications</h3><div>These outcomes support the need to address gender-specific needs that could enhance the effectiveness of public transport systems and support broader sustainable mobility goals.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48355,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour","volume":"111 ","pages":"Pages 453-466"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143748257","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}