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Personality subtypes of young moped drivers, their relationship to risk-taking behavior and involvement in road
Hannes Brandau1, Fedor Daghofer, Margret Hofmann
1Catholic University College for Education, Graz, Austria. hannes.brandau@aon.at
Objective:
This study aimed to identify subtypes of young moped drivers and analyze how these subtypes are involved in risk preferences and road crashes.
Design:
A group of Austrian teenage moped drivers (213, 28% girls) completed an online questionnaire about moped usage, injuries, driving style, inattention, impulsivity, and personality according to the Five-Factor Model of Personality and Cloninger's model of personality.
Results:
A cluster analysis yielded four types of moped drivers. One type was characterized by a high level of neuroticism, the second type was characterized by a risky personality and a risky driving style, the third type had a more cautious driving style, and the fourth type was characterized by a risky personality and high levels on inattention and impulsivity.
Conclusions:
Our conclusions suggest that young moped drivers should not be perceived as a homogenous group, according to measures of injury prevention and intervention.
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