Türker Özkan

E-mail

ozturker@metu.edu.tr

Department

Department of Psychology

ORCID

0000-0002-5501-9257

Scopus Author ID

35254284200

Web of Science Researcher ID

AAC-6190-2020

Self-determined motivation and driving styles as dependent on the perception of traffic climate by Turkish and Israeli drivers Kaçan-Bibican, Bilgesu; Özkan, Türker; Taubman – Ben-Ari, Orit (2025-02-01) The human factor is a prominent cause of traffic accidents. The formation of an individual's driving style has been found to be influenced by a variety of variables. In this study, the goal is to examine the moderating eff...
Beyond behavior: Understanding the role of values and personality on pedestrian behaviors Budak, Nesrin; Özkan, Türker (2025-01-01) Understanding pedestrian behaviors is crucial due to their responsibility for road safety outcomes. Young road users are the most vulnerable group regarding road traffic crashes. This study explores, for the first time in ...
MAD-DAX: Anger and driver behaviours on the road Öztürk, İbrahim; Bıçaksız, Pınar; Üzümcüoğlu, Yeşim; Özkan, Türker (2024-04-01) Anger is a common emotion in everyday life, and in the context of driving, the experience of greater anger has been positively associated with aggressive behaviour, near-misses and crashes. Although the effect of anger on ...
Role of Culture, Income Level and Governance Quality on Driver Behaviours Arslan, Burcu; Özkan, Türker (2024-01-01) The regional differences in road safety parameters have been attributed to cultural and economic factors. Nevertheless, there are differences in road safety outcomes between countries with similar cultural backgrounds and ...
Preferred level of vehicle automation: How technology adoption, knowledge, and personality affect automation preference in Türkiye and Sweden Öztürk, İbrahim; Wallén Warner, Henriette; Özkan, Türker (2024-01-01) The acceptance of automated vehicles and advanced vehicle technologies by users is subject to different human factors variables. Personality, technology adoption, and prior previous knowledge about the systems have been si...
Driving choices and behaviours of young male drivers at strategic and tactical levels AZIK ÖZKAN, DERYA; Özkan, Türker (2023-01-01) Understanding the common actions of risky drivers could be critical to developing effective countermeasures and improving public health. Pre-trip and on-trip choices might be critical parts behind young male drivers’ aberr...
Political interest across cultures: The role of uncertainty avoidance and trust Küçükkömürler, Sanem; Özkan, Türker (2022-11-01) Previous studies revealed a negative relationship between uncertainty avoidance tendencies and political interest at the country level. It implies that when there is a tendency to avoid uncertainties, citizens prefer not t...
The Relationship between Gender Gap in Employment and Hofstede’s Culture Dimensions depending on Country Scores Terzi, Hilal; Özdemir, Fatih; Özkan, Türker (2022-08-01) Why is there a significant gender gap in the global labor force participation? Is there a way to reduce vulnerable employment? May cultural values explain the gender gap in employment and male-dominant work s...
Automation Preferences by Traffic Climate and Driver Skills in Two Samples From Countries with Different Levels of Traffic Safety Öztürk, İbrahim; Warner, Henriette Wallen; Özkan, Türker (2022-07-01) Automated systems present great capabilities with a wide range of options. In this respect, vehicle preferences and factors affecting these preferences are important for the future of automated systems. While automated sys...
Social comparison orientation mediates the association between HEXACO and self-presentation Demir, Sila; Özkan, Türker; DEMİR, BAŞAR (2022-04-01) Various researchers have investigated the personality correlates of defensive and assertive self-presentation. Yet, only a few studies go beyond the direct relationships and examine the underlying mechanism. The current st...

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