Citation

Belastegi-Axpe X, Aritzeta A, Soroa G, Pascual M. Transp. Res. F Traffic Psychol. Behav. 2020; 72: 110-116.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.trf.2020.05.007

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Road fatalities involving young road users have become a global health issue. Although human factors are known to be involved in road fatalities, little research has examined the way in which emotional competencies may affect road accidents. With the aim of filling this gap we describe the development and validation of a scale for measuring emotional intelligence when driving. The EMOVIAL inventory consists of nine items distributed across three dimensions (attention to emotions while driving, clarity of emotions while driving, and emotional regulation while driving). Analysis of its psychometric properties showed it to be valid and reliable. The paper discusses how the scale may be used to improve road safety.

Language: en

Keywords

Emotional intelligence; Inventory; Reliability; Road accidents; Road safety; Traffic psychology; Validity