title: A study on the relationship between personality and driving styles.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Research on driving behavior and personality traits is a key factor in the development of driver-oriented safety interventions. However, research is fragmented and a multidimensional perspective is lacking. The primary aim of this study is to assess the multiple relationships between driving styles and personality traits using the alternative 5-factor model. A secondary goal is to determine whether these relationships vary by gender and age.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were collected from a sample of 908 Argentine drivers. Driving styles were assessed using the Multidimensional Driving Style Inventory. Personality was assessed with the Zuckerman-Kuhlman Personality Questionnaire (ZKPQ-50-CC; Aluja et al. 2006) questionnaire.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Different patterns of personality are associated with different driving styles. These relationships appear to be robust with respect to gender and age; however, in some cases these variables did influence the observed relationships.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results provide researchers with a more comprehensive understanding of the relationships between personality traits and driving styles. Practical prevention measures are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Facultad de Psicología, Mar del Plata 7600, Argentina. poo.fernando@gmail.com
authors.forename: Fernando Martín
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Poó
authors.forename: Ruben Daniel
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Ledesma
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001118:Argentina; D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010551:Personality; D010552:Personality Assessment; D012737:Sex Factors; D055815:Young Adult