Examination of the Links between the Dark Triad Personality Traits and Driver Behaviors

Abstract

Although there are many studies investigating personality traits in the driving context, examination of the Dark Triad personality traits (narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy) in this context is relatively limited. In the current study, the relationship between Dark Triad personality traits and driver behaviors measured by the Driver Behavior Questionnaire (Reason et al., 1990) is examined for the first time in the literature. A total of 222 drivers between 18 and 65 years of age who has driven at least 3000 kms filled out the online questionnaire package. Correlation analyses yielded results confirming the expected pattern of positive associations between the Dark Triad traits and aggressive violations, ordinary violations, errors and lapses. In addition, multiple regression analyses results indicated that narcissism is the strongest predictor of driver behaviors among the Dark Triad personality traits. Narcissism yielded statistically significant associations with all the driver behavior dimensions except for aggressive violations in the regression analyses. Machiavellianism significantly predicted aggressive and ordinary violations; while psychopathy predicted none of the driver behavior dimensions significantly.

Keywords

• dark triad,driver behaviors,Driver Behavior Questionnaire

Karanlık Üçlü Kişilik Özellikleri ve Sürücü Davranışları Arasındaki İlişkilerin İncelenmesi

Abstract

Sürücülük bağlamında kişilik özelliklerini inceleyen çalışmalar yaygın olduğu halde Karanlık Üçlü (narsisizm, Makyavelizm ve psikopati) kişilik özelliklerinin bu bağlamda araştırıldığı çalışmalar kısıtlıdır. Bu çalışmada alanyazında ilk kez Karanlık Üçlü kişilik özellikleri ile Sürücü Davranışları Anketi (Reason ve diğerleri, 1990) ile ölçülmüş olan sürücü davranışları boyutları arasındaki ilişkiler incelenmiştir. En az 3000 km araç kullanmış olan 18 - 65 yaş arası toplam 222 sürücü internet üzerinden çalışma anketini doldurmuştur. Korelasyon analizi sonuçları genel olarak beklenen örüntüyü doğrulamış olup Karanlık Üçlü kişilik özelliklerinin olumsuz sürücülük boyutlarından saldırgan ihlaller, sıradan ihlaller, hatalar ve ihmaller ile pozitif yönlü ilişkili olduğu gözlenmiştir. Ayrıca çoklu regresyon analizi sonuçları, Karanlık Üçlü kişilik özellikleri arasında sürücü davranışlarının en güçlü yordayıcısının narsisizm olduğunu göstermiştir. Narsisizm, saldırgan ihlaller dışında tüm sürücü davranışı boyutlarıyla yürütülen regresyon analizlerinde istatistiksel olarak anlamlı ilişkiler göstermiştir. Makyavelizm ise hem saldırgan hem de sıradan ihlalleri anlamlı olarak yordarken, psikopati hiçbir sürücü davranışı boyutuyla istatistiksel olarak anlamlı ilişki göstermemiştir.

Keywords

• karanlık üçlü,sürücü davranışları,Sürücü Davranışları Anketi

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