Studies from University of New South Wales Add New Findings in the Area of Risk Management (An examination of the relationship between measures of…

Studies from University of New South Wales Add New Findings in the Area of Risk Management (An examination of the relationship between measures of impulsivity and risky simulated driving amongst young drivers)

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News -- Investigators discuss new findings in Risk Management. According to news reporting from Sydney, Australia, by VerticalNews journalists, research stated, "The risky driving of young drivers may owe in part to youthful motivations (such as experience-seeking, authority rebellion, desire for peer approval) combined with incompletely developed impulse control. Although self-reported impulsiveness has been positively associated with self-reports of risky driving, results based on objective measures of response inhibition (e.g., Go/No-go tasks) have been inconclusive."

The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from the University of New South Wales, "The present study examined interrelationships between measures of response inhibition, self-report impulsiveness scales, and responses to events during a simulated drive that were designed to detect impulsive, unsafe behaviours (e.g., turning across on-coming traffic). Participants were 72 first-year Psychology students. More speeding and 'Unsafe' responding to critical events during simulated driving were associated with poorer impulse control as assessed by commission errors during a Go/No-Go task."

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: "These results consolidate evidence for a relationship between impulse control and risky driving amongst young drivers."

For more information on this research see: An examination of the relationship between measures of impulsivity and risky simulated driving amongst young drivers. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 2017;103():37-43. Accident Analysis and Prevention can be contacted at: Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, England. (Elsevier - www.elsevier.com; Accident Analysis and Prevention - www.journals.elsevier.com/accident-analysis-and-prevention/)

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting J. Hatfield, Univ New South Wales, Transport & Rd Safety Res Center TARS, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Additional authors for this research include A. Williamson, E.J. Kehoe and P. Prabhakharan.

Keywords for this news article include: Sydney, Australia, Australia and New Zealand, Risk Management, University of New South Wales.

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