How the Interaction Between Driver and Passenger Is Related to Driver Behaviors? A Study Based on the Newly Developed Driver-Passenger Interaction Questionnaire

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2023-8-25

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Özbay, İrem

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The current study aims to investigate the details of driver-passenger interaction, determine and define its various sub-concepts, and examine the relationship between its factors and aberrant and positive driver behaviors by controlling the effects of basic related demographics variables, types of passengers, and driving skills. The present study also aimed to provide the literature with a quantitative measurement tool, the Driver-Passenger Interaction Questionnaire having five different factors; Distraction and Mental Overload, Sense of Responsibility, Proactive Contribution of Passenger, Fear of Being Criticized, and Passenger Assistance with Non-Driving Tasks. In addition to the Driver-Passenger Interaction Questionnaire, a Demographic Information Form, Passenger Information Form, the Driver Behavior Questionnaire, and the Driver Skill Inventory were filled out by a total of 317 drivers (163 females, 154 males). Bivariate Correlations, Hierarchical Regression Analyses, and MANCOVAs were performed to investigate the relationships between study variables. Results showed that the Fear of Being Criticized was positively related to Errors and negatively related to Positive Driver Behaviors. Also, the Sense of Responsibility factor was positively associated with Slips and Lapses and Positive Driver Behaviors. Moreover, Distraction and Mental Overload and Passenger's Assistance with Non-Driving Tasks factors were positively related to Slips and Lapses. The results showed in general that, driver-passenger interactions and driver behaviors were related to each other. It was also found that at different levels of driver-passenger interaction factors, differences in driver behavior frequencies are observed. Evaluation of results, implications, critical remarks, and recommendations for future studies were discussed in light of related literature.

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Driver-Passenger Interaction, Driver Behaviors, Driver Skills, Types of Passenger, Passenger Presence

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/105095

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Graduate School of Social Sciences, Thesis