Bilinçli Farkındalık ve İyilik Halinin Sürücü Davranışlarıyla İlişkisinin İncelenmesi
Year 2022,
Volume: 5 Issue: 1, 46 - 64, 30.04.2022
Rana Beyza Çayırlı
,
Cansu Naz Eğer
,
İpek Karakelle
,
Erdi Sümer
,
Pınar Bıçaksız
,
Burcu Tekeş
Abstract
Pozitif psikoloji kavramlarının sürücü davranışları üzerindeki rolüne ilişkin çalışmalara gittikçe artan bir ihtiyaç duyulmaktadır. Bu çalışma, bilinçli farkındalık ve iyilik hali ile riskli sürücü davranışları (hatalar, ihmaller, saldırgan ihlaller ve sıradan ihlaller) ve pozitif sürücü davranışları arasındaki ilişkileri araştırmayı amaçlamıştır. Araştırmaya 19-70 yaşları arasında toplam 249 ehliyetli sürücü katılmıştır (%53,4 kadın). Veriler, Demografik Bilgi Formu, Toronto Bilgece Farkındalık Ölçeği, Sürücü Davranışları Anketi ve İyilik Hali Ölçeği kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Değişkenler arasındaki ilişkileri incelemek için Hiyerarşik Regresyon Analizleri yapılmıştır. Sonuçlar, iyilik hali ve bilinçli farkındalığın pozitif sürücü davranışlarıyla pozitif yönde ilişkili olduğunu göstermiştir. Ek olarak, bilinçli farkındalık, trafik ortamlarındaki hatalar, agresif ihlaller ve sıradan ihlallerle negatif yönde ilişkili olarak bulunmuştur. Bu çalışma, pozitif psikoloji kavramlarının pozitif ve negatif sürücü davranışları üzerindeki rolünü inceleyen ilk örneklerden biridir. Bulgular, bu pozitif kavramların trafik ortamında önemini göstermektedir. Buna göre bilinçli farkındalık ve iyilik haline odaklanan müdahaleler, yol güvenliğini artırmak için olumlu sürücü davranışlarını artırabilir ve riskli sürücü davranışlarını azaltabilir.
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Investigating the Associations of Mindfulness and Well-being with Driver Behaviors
Year 2022,
Volume: 5 Issue: 1, 46 - 64, 30.04.2022
Rana Beyza Çayırlı
,
Cansu Naz Eğer
,
İpek Karakelle
,
Erdi Sümer
,
Pınar Bıçaksız
,
Burcu Tekeş
Abstract
There is a growing need for studies on the role of positive psychology concepts on driver behavior. The present study aimed to investigate the associations between mindfulness and well-being with risky driver behaviors (i.e. errors, lapses, aggressive violations, ordinary violations) as well as positive driver behavior. A total of 249 licensed drivers between the ages of 19-70 participated in the study (53.4 % women). The data were collected by using the Demographic Information Form, the Toronto Mindfulness Scale, the Driver Behavior Questionnaire, and the Flourishing Scale. Hierarchical Regression Analyses were carried out to examine the relationships between the variables. Results showed that well-being and mindfulness were positively related to positive driver behaviors. Additionally, mindfulness was negatively related to errors, aggressive violations, and ordinary violations in traffic settings. The present study is one of the first examples to examine the influence of positive psychology constructs on positive and negative driver behaviors. The findings indicate the importance of the positive constructs in traffic setting. Interventions focuses on mindfulness and well-being can increase positive driver behaviors and reduce aberrant driver behaviors in order to increase road safety.
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