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| Antecedents of self-regulation in driving among older drivers | | Author(s) | Sara Carmel, Talya B Rechavi, Yosefa Ben-Moshe |
| Journal title | Ageing and Society, vol 34, no 7, August 2014 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press, August 2014 |
| Pages | pp 1097-1117 |
| Source | journals.cambridge.org/aso |
| Keywords | Driving capability ; Performance ; Israel. |
| Annotation | 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) with a sample of 860 Israeli drivers aged 70+: avoidance of difficult driving conditions, and voluntary cessation of driving. The authors 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. The 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. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-150602001 A |
| Classmark | OPF: 5H: 7H6 |
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