Centre of Accident Research and Road Safety-Queensland (CARRS-Q) & Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Australia.
Accid Anal Prev. 2012 Nov;49:316-21. doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2012.05.031. Epub 2012 Jul 3.
Self-regulation is often promoted as a coping strategy that may allow older drivers to drive safely for longer. Self-regulation depends upon drivers making an accurate assessment of their own ability and having a willingness to practice self-regulatory behaviors to compensate for changes in ability. The current study explored the relationship between older drivers' cognitive ability, their driving confidence and their use of self-regulation. An additional study aim was to explore the relationship between these factors and older drivers' interest in driving programs. Seventy Australian drivers aged 65 years and over completed a questionnaire about their driving and a brief screening measure of cognitive ability (an untimed Clock Drawing Test). While all participants reported high levels of confidence regarding their driving ability, and agreed that they would continue driving in the foreseeable future, a notable proportion performed poorly on the Clock Drawing Test. Compared to older drivers who successfully completed the Clock Drawing Test, those who failed the cognitive test were significantly less likely to report driving self-regulation, and showed significantly less interest in being involved in driving programs. Older drivers with declining cognitive abilities may not be self-regulating their driving. This group also appears to be unlikely to self-refer to driving programs.
自我调节通常被宣传为一种应对策略，可能使老年司机能够更长时间地安全驾驶。自我调节取决于司机对自己能力的准确评估，以及愿意实践自我调节行为来弥补能力的变化。本研究探讨了老年司机的认知能力、驾驶信心与其使用自我调节之间的关系。另一项研究目的是探讨这些因素与老年司机对驾驶计划的兴趣之间的关系。70 名年龄在 65 岁及以上的澳大利亚司机完成了一份关于他们的驾驶情况和一份简短的认知能力筛查测试（无时间限制的时钟绘图测试）的问卷。虽然所有参与者都报告了对自己驾驶能力的高度信心，并表示他们将在可预见的未来继续驾驶，但相当一部分人在时钟绘图测试中表现不佳。与成功完成时钟绘图测试的老年司机相比，那些认知测试失败的司机报告的驾驶自我调节行为明显较少，对参与驾驶计划的兴趣也明显较低。认知能力下降的老年司机可能没有对自己的驾驶进行自我调节。这一群体似乎也不太可能主动参加驾驶项目。
