Personality Is Associated with Driving Avoidance in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)

As individuals age and become aware of changes in their driving capabilities, they are more likely to self-regulate their driving by avoiding certain driving situations (i.e., night driving, rush hour traffic, etc.). In this paper, we sought to examine the correlates of situational driving avoidance...

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Published in:Canadian journal on aging 2023-09, Vol.42 (3), p.446-454
Main Authors: Stinchcombe, Arne, Hopper, Shawna, Hammond, Nicole G., Weaver, Bruce, Bédard, Michel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adults
Age
Aging
Automobile driving
Automobiles
Avoidance behavior
Cognition
Cognition & reasoning
Data collection
Driving
Emotional instability
Extraversion
Gender roles
Longitudinal studies
Older people
Older women
Openness
Personality
Personality traits
Questionnaires
Traffic accidents & safety
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Summary:As individuals age and become aware of changes in their driving capabilities, they are more likely to self-regulate their driving by avoiding certain driving situations (i.e., night driving, rush hour traffic, etc.). In this paper, we sought to examine the correlates of situational driving avoidance with a particular emphasis on the roles of personality traits, gender, and cognition within a large sample of mid-life and older adults from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA). Our findings show that women of older ages tend to report more driving avoidance and that personality traits, specifically extraversion, emotional stability, and openness to experience, may reduce driving avoidance. A negative association was also found between cognition and driving avoidance, such that individuals with higher cognition reported less driving avoidance.
ISSN:0714-9808
1710-1107
DOI:10.1017/S0714980823000065