Highlights We examine whether aspects of sensation seeking modify the relationship between perceived risk and risky driving. The Thrill and Adventure Seeking subscale of Zuckerman's (1994) Sensation Seeking Scale appear to moderate the relationship of perceived risk with risky driving. A negative relationship of perceived risk with risky driving for low-scores, but not high-scorers, on the TAS subscale. Road safety campaigns that emphasize the riskiness of a particular behaviour may be of limited benefit to thrill and adventure seekers.

    Abstract Risky driving contributes to road trauma, a leading cause of mortality among young people. Health-relevant behaviour models suggest a negative relationship between risky driving and perceived risk of its outcomes. However, high sensation seekers may value the “thrill” of the risk, and positive associations between sensation seeking and risky driving have been observed. This is the first study to examine whether aspects of sensation seeking modify the relationship between perceived risk and risky driving. Young drivers in metropolitan Sydney and rural New South Wales [NSW] (n =797) completed a survey relating to one of the four risky driving behaviours (speeding, drink-driving, driving while fatigued, and failing to wear a seatbelt). Results suggest that the Thrill and Adventure Seeking subscale of Zuckerman's (1994) Sensation Seeking Scale moderate the relationship of perceived risk with risky driving – indicating a negative relationship for low-scores, but not high-scorers, on the TAS subscale. Thus, road safety campaigns that emphasize the riskiness of a particular behaviour may be of limited benefit to thrill and adventure seekers.


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    Titel :

    Thrill and Adventure Seeking as a modifier of the relationship of perceived risk with risky driving among young drivers


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    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2013-09-30


    Format / Umfang :

    7 pages




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch