Department of Communication Studies, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis 46202, United States.
Accid Anal Prev. 2011 May;43(3):923-31. doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2010.11.015. Epub 2010 Dec 19.
A phone survey of 504 teen (age 16-20) and 409 adult (age 25-45) drivers in the US state of Alabama was conducted to examine the relationships among risk perception, positive affect and risky driving. Male drivers reported engaging in risky driving behaviors more frequently than female drivers and teen drivers reported engaging in risky driving behaviors more frequently than adult drivers. Positive affect (liking for risky driving behaviors) and perceived risk mediated the relationships of age and gender with risky driving. Affect and risk perception were independent predictors of risky driving behavior. Interactions of positive affect and perceived risk with gender and age showed that positive affect more strongly predicted risky driving for teen and male drivers than for adult and female drivers. These findings are interpreted in the context of dual process models of behavioral decision making. Future research into interventions designed to moderate the positive affect surrounding driving may have promise for reducing risky driving behavior.
美国阿拉巴马州对 504 名青少年（16-20 岁）和 409 名成年人（25-45 岁）驾驶员进行了电话调查，以研究风险认知、积极情绪与冒险驾驶之间的关系。男性驾驶员比女性驾驶员更频繁地报告冒险驾驶行为，青少年驾驶员比成年驾驶员更频繁地报告冒险驾驶行为。积极情绪（喜欢冒险驾驶行为）和感知风险中介了年龄和性别与冒险驾驶之间的关系。情绪和风险认知是冒险驾驶行为的独立预测因素。积极情绪和感知风险与性别和年龄的交互作用表明，积极情绪对青少年和男性驾驶员的冒险驾驶行为的预测作用强于对成年和女性驾驶员的预测作用。这些发现是在行为决策的双过程模型的背景下进行解释的。未来研究旨在调节与驾驶相关的积极情绪的干预措施，可能有望减少冒险驾驶行为。
