Comparison of driving avoidance and self-regulatory patterns in younger and older drivers
Comparison of driving avoidance and self-regulatory patterns in younger and older drivers
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DOI：
10.1016/j.trf.2014.06.007
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发表时间：
2014-09-01
影响因子：
4.1
通讯作者：
Huet, Nathalie
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作者：
Motak, Ladislav;Gabaude, Catherine;Huet, Nathalie
这项研究旨在确定是否避免困难的驾驶情况和自我调节（即，与人的认知能力相匹配的回避）是老年驾驶员的典型特征。年长和年轻的驾驶员（平均年龄分别为71岁和30岁）对他们避免十种特定驾驶情况的自我评价（例如，在雾中夜间行驶）。两组人还自我评估了他们的身心健康状况，同时我们进行了一般（简易精神状态检查）和特定（数字符号替代测试）认知评估。年长的驾驶员报告说，在所有10种情况下，他们都比年轻的驾驶员更能避免，尽管效应量仍然很小。自我报告的驾驶回避与老年驾驶员的健康相关感知和认知功能的客观指标之间也有更多的相关性，这表明自我调节是这一群体的典型策略。结果还表明，除了认知功能指标外，调查中的因素（即，年龄、驾驶经验、与健康相关的认知）以不同的方式支持自我调节模式，这取决于驾驶员的年龄组。提出了关于潜在机制的假设，进一步感兴趣的因素（包括相关的神经心理学测试），以及测量自我调节的替代方法。(C)2014爱思唯尔有限公司版权所有。
This study sought to ascertain whether both the avoidance of difficult driving situations and self-regulation (i.e., avoidance matched to one's cognitive abilities) are typical of older drivers. Older and younger drivers (mean ages 71 and 30 years, respectively) self-rated their avoidance of ten specific driving situations (e.g., driving at night, in fog). Both groups also self-evaluated their physical and mental health, while we administered general (Mini-Mental State Examination) and specific (Digit Symbol Substitution Test) cognitive assessments. The older drivers reported greater avoidance of all ten situations than the younger drivers did, although the effect size remained small. There were also more correlations between self-reported driving avoidance and both health-related perceptions and objective indicators of cognitive function among older drivers, suggesting that self-regulation is a strategy that is typical of this group. Results also showed that, with the exception of the cognitive function indicators, the factors under investigation (i.e., age, driving experience, health-related perceptions) underpinned the self-regulatory patterns in different ways, depending on the drivers' age group. Hypotheses regarding the underlying mechanisms, further factors of interest (including relevant neuropsychological tests), and alternative ways of measuring self-regulation are put forward. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.