Measuring optimism bias among military personnel

被引：2

作者：

Cutello, Clara Alida ^{[1
]}

Walsh, Clare ^{[2
]}

Foerster, Francois Remy ^{[3
]}

Hanoch, Yaniv ^{[4
]}

Hellier, Elizabeth ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Antwerp, Dept Mkt, Flanders, Belgium

[2] Univ Plymouth, Sch Psychol, Plymouth, Devon, England

[3] Univ Strasbourg, INSERM U1114, Strasbourg, France

[4] Univ Southampton, Sch Business, Southampton, Hants, England

来源：

TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART F-TRAFFIC PSYCHOLOGY AND BEHAVIOUR | 2021年 / 82卷

关键词：

Keyword; Driver-education interventions; Military personnel; Risky-driving behaviors; Road safety evaluation; RISKY DRIVING BEHAVIOR; SELF-ENHANCEMENT BIASES; UNREALISTIC OPTIMISM; TAKING BEHAVIORS; NOVICE DRIVERS; YOUNG-PEOPLE; ROAD SAFETY; ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENTS; PERSONALITY;

D O I：

10.1016/j.trf.2021.09.005

中图分类号：

B849 [应用心理学];

学科分类号：

040203 ;

摘要：

High numbers of young military personnel die due to road traffic collisions (RTCs). Yet, there is a paucity of research related to the contributing factors (i.e., optimism bias and willingness to take risks) associated with RTCs and the examination of road safety education program tailored at reducing young military fatalities. In order to address this gap in the literature, we examined one specific road safety educational intervention tailored for the UK military personnel and investigated their attitudes towards the program, optimism bias and willingness to take risks. Measures evaluating their optimism bias, willingness to take risks and attitudes towards the program were asked after the participants attended the road safety interventions. The results revealed that young military personnel, aged 18-25, had higher optimism bias and willingness to take risks compared to older military personnel, and that this effect diminishes with age. The results provide importance evidence related to military personnel's attitudes to risk-taking.

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页码：475 / 483

页数：9