Title :

Investigating risk-taking and executive functioning as predictors of driving performances and habits: a large-scale population study with on-road evaluation

Author(s) :

Le Denmat, Pierre [Auteur]
Laboratoire Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives - UMR 9193 [SCALab]
Catholic University of Leuven = Katholieke Universiteit Leuven [KU Leuven]
Grisetto, Fanny [Auteur]
Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives (SCALab) - UMR 9193
Delevoye, Yvonne [Auteur]
Laboratoire Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives - UMR 9193 [SCALab]
Vantrepotte, Quentin [Auteur]
Laboratoire Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives - UMR 9193 [SCALab]
Davin, Tanguy [Auteur]
Laboratoire Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives - UMR 9193 [SCALab]
Dinca, Andreea [Auteur]
Desenclos-El Ghoulti, Isabell [Auteur]
Roger, Clemence [Auteur]
Laboratoire Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives - UMR 9193 [SCALab]

Journal title :

Frontiers in Psychology

Abbreviated title :

Front. Psychol.

Volume number :

14

Publisher :

Frontiers Media SA

Publication date :

2023-11-27

ISSN :

1664-1078

English keyword(s) :

driving behaviors
cognitive control
inhibition
adaptive mechanisms
risk-taking
strategical compensation

HAL domain(s) :

Sciences cognitives

English abstract : [en]

Introduction: Maladaptive behavior often results from poor decision-making and by extension poor control over decisions. Since maladaptive behavior in driving, such as excessive speed, can lead to dramatic consequences, ...
Show more >Introduction: Maladaptive behavior often results from poor decision-making and by extension poor control over decisions. Since maladaptive behavior in driving, such as excessive speed, can lead to dramatic consequences, identifying its causes is of particular concern. The present study investigated how risk-taking and executive functioning are related to driving performance and habits among the general population. Method: Five hundred and eighty-nine participants completed an on-road driving session with a professional driving instructor and a self-reported checklist of difficult driving situations typically avoided. Additionally, participants completed a set of experimental tasks assessing risk-taking tendencies, reactive adaptive mechanisms, and two distinct forms of inhibition: interference control and response inhibition. Results: The results of the present study revealed several significant findings. Firstly, poor driving performance was associated with a high avoidance of challenging driving situations. Secondly, neither form of inhibition studied (interference control or response inhibition) predicted driving performance. Thirdly, while greater involvement in reactive adaptive mechanisms did not predict better on-road performance, it was associated with a reduced tendency to avoid difficult situations. Surprisingly, a higher propensity for risk-taking predicted better on-road performance. Discussion: Overall, these results underline limited links between executive functioning and driving performance while highlighting a potentially more complex relationship between risk-taking tendencies and driving. Executive functioning, however, appears to be linked to driving habits.Show less >

Language :

Anglais

Peer reviewed article :

Oui

Audience :

Internationale

Popular science :

Non

Other project(s) or funding source(s) :

This research was financially enabled by the ECCA Conduite company. This research was supported by the Maison Européenne des Sciences Humaines et Sociales (MESHS; project IMPULS-ACT) and a doctoral grant to FG from the University of Lille and the région Hauts-de-France.

Administrative institution(s) :

Université de Lille
CNRS
CHU Lille

Collections :

• Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives (SCALab) - UMR 9193

Research team(s) :

Équipe Action, Vision et Apprentissage (AVA)

Submission date :

2023-11-30T15:51:35Z
2023-12-01T07:26:31Z
2023-12-01T07:27:29Z