School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, 145 Jean-Jacques Lussier Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1N 6N5.
Accid Anal Prev. 2010 Mar;42(2):734-40. doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2009.11.001. Epub 2009 Dec 4.
We describe a large cross-sectional study examining comparative optimism (CO) regarding the risk of car crash in three age cohorts (17-26, 27-64, 65 and older). The participants completed a questionnaire in which they were asked to indicate their personal risk of being in an at-fault crash over nine driving related events in comparison to young drivers, mid-aged drivers, and older drivers. The results indicated that all three age groups exhibited CO, but that the level varied according to the age group on which they had to base their comparative judgment. Interestingly, greater CO was constantly observed when the three age groups compared themselves to older drivers. Also, young males exhibited greater CO than female of the same age group.
我们描述了一项大型的横断面研究，该研究考察了三个年龄组（17-26 岁、27-64 岁和 65 岁及以上）在车祸风险方面的相对乐观程度（CO）。参与者完成了一份问卷，其中他们被要求在九项与驾驶相关的事件中，就个人发生事故责任的风险与年轻司机、中年司机和老年司机进行比较。结果表明，所有三个年龄组都表现出了 CO，但他们的相对判断依据的年龄组不同，其水平也不同。有趣的是，当这三个年龄组将自己与老年司机进行比较时，CO 程度更高。此外，年轻男性比同年龄组的女性表现出更大的 CO。
