Modelling the Relationship between the Nature of Work Factors and Driving Performance Mediating by Role of Fatigue

Driving fatigue is a serious issue for the transportation sector, decreasing the driver's performance and increasing accident risk. This study aims to investigate how fatigue mediates the relationship between the nature of work factors and driving performance. The approach included a review of...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2021-06, Vol.18 (13), p.6752
Main Authors: Al-Mekhlafi, Al-Baraa Abdulrahman, Isha, Ahmad Shahrul Nizam, Chileshe, Nicholas, Abdulrab, Mohammed, Saeed, Anwar Ameen Hezam, Kineber, Ahmed Farouk
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidents, Traffic
Automobile Driving
Automobile safety
Circadian rhythm
Data collection
Driving ability
Employees
Fatigue
Fatigue - epidemiology
Human factors
Human performance
Humans
Hypotheses
Literature reviews
Modelling
Multivariate statistical analysis
Personnel Staffing and Scheduling
Risk factors
Schedules
Shift work
Sleep
Structural equation modeling
Surveys and Questionnaires
Traffic accidents
Traffic accidents & safety
Transportation
Transportation industry
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Summary:Driving fatigue is a serious issue for the transportation sector, decreasing the driver's performance and increasing accident risk. This study aims to investigate how fatigue mediates the relationship between the nature of work factors and driving performance. The approach included a review of the previous studies to select the dimensional items for the data collection instrument. A pilot test to identify potential modification to the questionnaire was conducted, then structural equation modelling (SEM) was performed on a stratified sample of 307 drivers, to test the suggested hypotheses. Based on the results, five hypotheses have indirect relationships, four of which have a significant effect. Besides, the results show that driving fatigue partially mediates the relationship between the work schedule and driving performance and fully mediates in the relationship between work activities and driving performance. The nature of work and human factors is the most common reason related to road accidents. Therefore, the emphasis on driving performance and fatigue factors would thereby lead to preventing fatal crashes and life loss.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph18136752