Socio-cognitive factors in road safety monitoring: Cross-cultural comparison of driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or medication

Meesmann, Uta; Torfs, Katrien; Cools, Mario

doi:10.1016/j.iatssr.2020.09.004

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Socio-cognitive factors in road safety monitoring: Cross-cultural comparison of driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or medication

Meesmann, Uta; Torfs, Katrien; Cools, Mario

2020 • In IATSS Research, 44 (3)

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socio-cognitive factors; road safety attitudes; ESRA; cross-cultural comparison; driving under the influence (DUI); alcohol and drugs

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[en] The objective of this study is to assess the relationship between socio-cognitive factors and unsafe traffic behaviour in different cultural settings based on the results of the second edition of ESRA (E-Survey of Road users’ Attitudes), conducted in 32 countries in 2018 (ESRA2). The investigation focuses on the topic driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs, and medication (DUI) and related socio-cognitive constructs, such as attitudes , norms , perceived behaviour control , intention , habits , and risk perception . Cultural differences were assessed using the examples of Australia, Belgium, Canada, Egypt, Japan, Nigeria, and Slovenia. Principal component analysis (PCA) was used to test the dimensions of the underlying socio-cognitive constructs and to define composite scores for the following analyses. Linear regression models were fitted to investigate the association between these socio-cognitive factors and selfreported DUI. The same set of variables was used for all the linear regression models, that is, the cross-national model (32 countries) and the seven national models. In total, 25,459 car drivers (at least a few days a month) were included in this analysis. The results show that ( i ) the considered socio-cognitive factors are able to predict selfreported DUI across different countries; ( ii ) these socio-cognitive factors are also able to predict DUI on a national level; and ( iii ) the impact of socio-cognitive factors on DUI differs across countries. The strongest predictor in all countries was the construct of habits , followed by norms and to a lesser extent attitudes and intentions . Perceived behaviour control and risk perception only showed a significant effect on reported DUI in a few countries. In conclusion, the ESRA2 data offer a unique opportunity to gain valuable insights into cross-cultural differences in traffic safety. Future research should focus on a more in-depth analysis of cultural differences on other road safety topics.

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Social & behavioral sciences, psychology: Multidisciplinary, general & others

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Meesmann, Uta ; Université de Liège - ULiège > UEE

Torfs, Katrien; Vias institute > Knowledge centre > PHD senioir researcher

Cools, Mario ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département ArGEnCo > Transports et mobilité

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English

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Socio-cognitive factors in road safety monitoring: Cross-cultural comparison of driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or medication

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October 2020

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IATSS Research

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0386-1112

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Elsevier

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The ESRA initiative: towards global monitoring and analysis of road safety performance

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IATSS

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