The impact of personality on driving safety among Chinese high-speed railway drivers.
This study explored the impact of personality traits on driving safety in high-speed railway drivers. A sample of high-speed railway drivers in Beijing (N=214) completed a questionnaire, including information on personality traits and background variables. The NEO Five Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI) was administered to characterize participants based on five personality traits: Neuroticism, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Openness to Experience, and Conscientiousness. The survey data were combined with naturalistic data of accident involvement and risky driving behavior in China. Poisson regression results show that drivers with high Conscientiousness and Extraversion caused fewer accidents. Higher Conscientiousness and lower Agreeableness were related to less frequent risky driving behavior. Education level and age negatively moderated the relation between certain personality traits and driving safety. The findings suggest that personality traits should be considered when selecting and training high-speed railway drivers.
['Guo|Ming|M|', 'Wei|Wei|W|', 'Liao|Ganli|G|', 'Chu|Fulei|F|']
D000063:Accidents, Traffic D000328:Adult D000367:Age Factors D001008:Anxiety Disorders D001334:Automobile Driving D002681:China D004522:Educational Status D006801:Humans D008297:Male D000075384:Neuroticism D010551:Personality D010555:Personality Inventory D016012:Poisson Distribution D012044:Regression Analysis D012309:Risk-Taking D012449:Safety D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
Personality High-speed railway drivers Conscientiousness Accident involvement Risky driving behavior