title: Validation of the Behaviour of Young Novice Drivers Scale (BYNDS) in a New Zealand young driver population.
abstract: The Behaviour of Young Novice Drivers Scale, the BYNDS (Scott-Parker et al., 2010), is a reliable and valid self-report 44-item instrument which explores the frequency of a breadth of risky driving behaviours which appear to place young and novice drivers at an increased risk of road crash injury. As part of a larger collaborative research project, the Australian-developed BYNDS was piloted in a sample of 20 young New Zealand drivers n=14 aged 16-18 years, 9 males; n=6 aged 19-24 years, 2 males. The wording of 21 BYNDS items was modified to reflect the cultural context of the participating New Zealand drivers. The refined BYNDS was applied in a sample of 325 young drivers n=116 aged 16-18 years, 65 males; n=209 aged 19-24 years, 98 males, and the factor structure examined, including exploratory factor analysis for each gender. The 5-factor structure of the BYNDS was supported, with young drivers reporting considerable engagement in risky driving exposure, moderate engagement in transient violations and mood-related driving, and less fixed violations and driving misjudgements. Risky driving exposure was predictive of self-reported crash involvement for both males and females, suggesting targeted intervention regarding when, and the circumstances under which, the young driver is on the road.
authors.affiliation: University of the Sunshine Coast Accident Research (USCAR), Faculty of Arts and Business, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs Road, Sippy Downs, Queensland 4556, Australia.
authors.forename: Bridie
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Scott-Parker
authors.affiliation: University of the Sunshine Coast Accident Research (USCAR), Faculty of Arts and Business, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs Road, Sippy Downs, Queensland 4556, Australia.
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Proffitt
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000523:psychology*; D000293:Adolescent; D001315:Australia; D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000523:psychology*; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009520:New Zealand; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012309:Risk-Taking; D057566:Self Report; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: BYNDS; Crashes; Risky driving; Risky exposure; Young drivers