@article{ref1,
title="Internal locus of control moderates the effects of road-hostility on recalled driving behavior",
journal="Transportation research part F: traffic psychology and behaviour",
year="2003",
author="Gidron, Yori and Gal, Reuven and Syna Desevilya, Helena",
volume="6",
number="2",
pages="109-116",
abstract="This study examined the main and interactive effects of road-hostility and driving internal locus of control on self-reported driving behavior. Ninety-five Israeli students (mean AGE=25 years) anonymously completed scales assessing road-hostility, driving internal locus of control (DI), and the Speed and Deviance subscales of the Driving Style Questionnaire (DSQ-score). Only road-hostility was significantly correlated with DSQ-scores (r=.54). DI moderated the effects of road-hostility in relation to DSQ-scores: The association between road-hostility and DSQ-scores was larger among subjects with low than with high levels of DI. Finally, 64% of high-hostile low DI drivers were involved in an accident compared to only 29% of high-hostile high DI drivers. These results suggest that future studies need to examine the effects of increasing DI on the negative effects of road-hostility on driving behavior. The study's theoretical interpretations, application to accident-prevention and limitations are discussed.<p />",
language="en",
issn="1369-8478",
doi="10.1016/S1369-8478(03)00009-3",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1369-8478(03)00009-3"
}