Antecedents of self-regulation in driving among older drivers

Bibliographic Data

ID11201684
AuthorsSara Carmel (0000-0002-7923-6483, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, corresponding author), TALYA B RECHAVI (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev), YOSEFA BEN-MOSHE (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev)
Year2014
Volume34
Issue7
Pages1097-1117
Publication date2014-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAgeing and Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0144-686X • E-ISSN: 1469-1779
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0144686x12001493
OpenAlexW2103145910
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited58

Maintaining quality of life and wellbeing into advanced age is a major challenge to societies. Driving is one factor contributing to an ageing individual's independence. Understanding antecedents of driving-related self-regulation is important for designing interventions to preserve safe driving in old age. This paper reports on a study that investigated factors associated with two forms of self-regulation in driving (SRD) – avoidance of difficult driving conditions and voluntary cessation of driving – in a sample of 860 Israeli drivers aged 70 and over. We examined roles of health, vision, driving experience, driving-related self-efficacy (DRSE) and global self-esteem in SRD. Health and DRSE had direct effects on SRD, and effects of vision and driving experience were mediated by DRSE. Participants who had ceased driving were older, with poorer vision and health, and less driving confidence and experience than active drivers. Statistical analyses demonstrated that SRD is affected by a reduced sense of confidence due to an initial lower level of driving experience, compounded by deteriorating vision, and that older drivers are sensitive to factors affecting their ability to drive safely. Our results demonstrate that older drivers tend to self-regulate their driving. Programmes for older adults can be introduced for diagnosing driving capabilities, improving skills and confidence, and/or helping to develop self-regulation habits of avoiding driving in difficult conditions, and assisting drivers who must adjust to driving cessation

Environmental health · Injury prevention · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Quality of life (healthcare) · Safe driving · Sample (material) · Suicide prevention · Applied Psychology · Engineering · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Older Adults Driving Studies · Psychology · Traffic and Road Safety · Urban Transport and Accessibility

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