@article{ref1,
title="Assessing dangerous driving behavior during driving inattention: psychometric adaptation and validation of the Attention-Related Driving Errors Scale in China",
journal="Accident analysis and prevention",
year="2015",
author="Qu, Weina and Ge, Yan and Zhang, Qian and Zhao, Wenguo and Zhang, Kan",
volume="80",
number="",
pages="172-177",
abstract="Driver inattention is a significant cause of motor vehicle collisions and incidents. The purpose of this study was to translate the Attention-Related Driving Error Scale (ARDES) into Chinese and to verify its reliability and validity. A total of 317 drivers completed the Chinese version of the ARDES, the Dula Dangerous Driving Index (DDDI), the Attention-Related Cognitive Errors Scale (ARCES) and the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) questionnaires. Specific sociodemographic variables and traffic violations were also measured. Psychometric results confirm that the ARDES-China has adequate psychometric properties (Cronbach's alpha=0.88) to be a useful tool for evaluating proneness to attentional errors in the Chinese driving population. First, ARDES-China scores were positively correlated with both DDDI scores and number of accidents in the prior year; in addition, ARDES-China scores were a significant predictor of dangerous driving behavior as measured by DDDI. Second, we found that ARDES-China scores were strongly correlated with ARCES scores and negatively correlated with MAAS scores. Finally, different demographic groups exhibited significant differences in ARDES scores; in particular, ARDES scores varied with years of driving experience.   Keywords: Driver distraction;<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0001-4575",
doi="10.1016/j.aap.2015.04.009",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2015.04.009"
}