Assessing Psychological Fitness to Drive for Intoxicated Drivers: Relationships of Cognitive Abilities, Fluid Intelligence, and Personality Traits
Our study explores the relationships between traffic-psychological driving-related personality traits, fluid intelligence, and cognitive abilities for drivers whose driver license has been revoked due to intoxicated driving (alcohol and/or drugs). We were able to show that high significant impacts o...
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doaj-39625955189342c7b99b3a619c54abbc2020-11-25T02:33:17ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782020-05-011110.3389/fpsyg.2020.01002487903Assessing Psychological Fitness to Drive for Intoxicated Drivers: Relationships of Cognitive Abilities, Fluid Intelligence, and Personality TraitsMartin Nechtelberger0Thomas Vlasak1Birgit Senft2Andrea Nechtelberger3Alfred Barth4Department of Social Sciences, University of Nicosia, Nicosia, CyprusDepartment of Psychology, Sigmund Freud University Linz, Linz, AustriaDepartment of Social Sciences, University of Nicosia, Nicosia, CyprusDepartment of Psychology, Austrian Academy of Psychology, Vienna, AustriaDepartment of Psychology, Sigmund Freud University Linz, Linz, AustriaOur study explores the relationships between traffic-psychological driving-related personality traits, fluid intelligence, and cognitive abilities for drivers whose driver license has been revoked due to intoxicated driving (alcohol and/or drugs). We were able to show that high significant impacts on cognitive functions derive from the participants’ age and fluid intelligence. In addition, driving-related personality traits like emotional instability, sense of responsibility and self-control contributed significantly to some of the cognitive abilities that are important for the fitness to drive. Additionally, mediating effects of fluid intelligence in the model are discussed. Traffic psychologists can use this knowledge in their assessment of drivers, mainly regarding the possible compensation of cognitive deficits regarding the fitness to drive.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01002/fulltraffic psychologyintoxicated driverspsychological assessmentimpaired drivingdrunk drivingcognitive abilities |
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Martin Nechtelberger Thomas Vlasak Birgit Senft Andrea Nechtelberger Alfred Barth Assessing Psychological Fitness to Drive for Intoxicated Drivers: Relationships of Cognitive Abilities, Fluid Intelligence, and Personality Traits Frontiers in Psychology traffic psychology intoxicated drivers psychological assessment impaired driving drunk driving cognitive abilities |
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Assessing Psychological Fitness to Drive for Intoxicated Drivers: Relationships of Cognitive Abilities, Fluid Intelligence, and Personality Traits |
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Assessing Psychological Fitness to Drive for Intoxicated Drivers: Relationships of Cognitive Abilities, Fluid Intelligence, and Personality Traits |
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Assessing Psychological Fitness to Drive for Intoxicated Drivers: Relationships of Cognitive Abilities, Fluid Intelligence, and Personality Traits |
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Assessing Psychological Fitness to Drive for Intoxicated Drivers: Relationships of Cognitive Abilities, Fluid Intelligence, and Personality Traits |
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Assessing Psychological Fitness to Drive for Intoxicated Drivers: Relationships of Cognitive Abilities, Fluid Intelligence, and Personality Traits |
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assessing psychological fitness to drive for intoxicated drivers: relationships of cognitive abilities, fluid intelligence, and personality traits |
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Our study explores the relationships between traffic-psychological driving-related personality traits, fluid intelligence, and cognitive abilities for drivers whose driver license has been revoked due to intoxicated driving (alcohol and/or drugs). We were able to show that high significant impacts on cognitive functions derive from the participants’ age and fluid intelligence. In addition, driving-related personality traits like emotional instability, sense of responsibility and self-control contributed significantly to some of the cognitive abilities that are important for the fitness to drive. Additionally, mediating effects of fluid intelligence in the model are discussed. Traffic psychologists can use this knowledge in their assessment of drivers, mainly regarding the possible compensation of cognitive deficits regarding the fitness to drive. |
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traffic psychology intoxicated drivers psychological assessment impaired driving drunk driving cognitive abilities |
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