This article was downloaded by: [Nanyang Technological University] On: 28 April 2015, At: 02:17 Publisher: Routledge Informa Ltd Registered in England and Wales Registered Number: 1072954 Registered office: Mortimer House, 37-41 Mortimer Street, London W1T 3JH, UK

Journal of Personality Assessment Publication details, including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/hjpa20

Selected Hand Test Personality Variables Related to Accidents in Female Drivers Paul E. Panek , Edwin E. Wagner , Gerld V. Barrett & Ralph A. Alexander Published online: 10 Jun 2010.

To cite this article: Paul E. Panek , Edwin E. Wagner , Gerld V. Barrett & Ralph A. Alexander (1978) Selected Hand Test Personality Variables Related to Accidents in Female Drivers, Journal of Personality Assessment, 42:4, 355-357, DOI: 10.1207/s15327752jpa4204_4 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1207/s15327752jpa4204_4

PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR ARTICLE Taylor & Francis makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the “Content”) contained in the publications on our platform. However, Taylor & Francis, our agents, and our licensors make no representations or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness, or suitability for any purpose of the Content. Any opinions and views expressed in this publication are the opinions and views of the authors, and are not the views of or endorsed by Taylor & Francis. The accuracy of the Content should not be relied upon and should be independently verified with primary sources of information. Taylor and Francis shall not be liable for any losses, actions, claims, proceedings, demands, costs, expenses, damages, and other liabilities whatsoever or howsoever caused arising directly or indirectly in connection with, in relation to or arising out of the use of the Content. This article may be used for research, teaching, and private study purposes. Any substantial or systematic reproduction, redistribution, reselling, loan, sub-licensing, systematic supply, or

Downloaded by [Nanyang Technological University] at 02:17 28 April 2015

distribution in any form to anyone is expressly forbidden. Terms & Conditions of access and use can be found at http://www.tandfonline.com/page/terms-and-conditions

Downloaded by [Nanyang Technological University] at 02:17 28 April 2015

Seksrfed Hand Test Personaiity Variables Wefaled ts Atxidents in Female Drivers

rrla:i,>nslrlp~d rfered m n e n ha? u,:!~ age

1 norigh several studies ( e g . Kunce, :SPOT. S ~ M1965. . S h a u R: Srshel. 1961 )

k \ e reported srgmf cant rela:ionshrps na!u eer: pe:sonali:> "tra its" of the rn&,ldua, and :he .ncidence of arr:ornori\ e and s r ~ndustrialaccident rni otvemenr. t3e cnerz:, xse of Lanous ps\.cholo_snca; and perscnal:t> tes;s nas met ul:h :~:tle >:mess rr. :he preCict~oncf acciaent In, sjxernent (see GoId\teln. f 962 CO: -ey>z)eQ One reason w h.; the 1rtera:u-e IS almost \ ord of research s:?owr:np s @ n ~ t h nret 1at:onstrrps between t5e "mtrinsrc" charactenstics or a b ~ l i t mof the :ndwdua: m d accrdent :n.ioiternent may be due to :hc fact :Ira[ prei lous In\ estrgatmns have lacked a theoretical basls far the seiectior, ni 'iherr predrctcars r Barret:. Alexander & Forbes. 197r. The Hand Test t M agner, 19621,a projectiie :echnque, was desagned to assess ixha\~ora;tendencies. and m s often been wed to predict assertneness and aggresSion This tept has beer. used to successpredict "okert" aggrecsx behavior n l i t a x m b e r of dl\ erse clmcrrl groups i e g Azarale $ Gutierrez. 1969: Breidenbcugh, Bro7o\ ~ c h & . 3latheson. 1969, Brodsq & Brodsky. 196'. Wagner 82 Hais kms. 1964: Wagner PL Mcdvecieff.

1962; Intanve!>, at u ouia seem rha? ~nciriiduak a h o haie drrect?~eand aggressrw pe-sonalaies vi o d d tend to get in\.oI\.ed in mare auromobrle accsdertts than m i ividuais who are :n?erpersona:l\ more songenlal. s:nce the? ha\ e iess concern fo:he r & : ~ and prrirkges of others In var-

lous human rearlor; slruatlons and one such si:uatton c o ~ i deasdy be behind the wheel of a n automobile Therefore, the purpose sf the present In\sst:patlon Mas r s agto determme it the tnree ~ n d ~ c a nof gressne-d~rect~t e beha\ lor on the Hand 1es:, 1 e., D~rectron,Aggress~on.and the Acting-Ou:-Score. uouid be signficzntl> rehied to accidents :n a s m p i e oiiemale drlvers

.tPethcil S~ii.;rc !s

Par:iciparit\ s e r e t 7 5 fenale io:unteers ranging tr, ape from I 'to 72 1ears recrsired from a large mid^ ei:ern urban reg or. Yhec uere par: of o n p a n g research p r q e c x at the t'r..i~ersl:\- of Akron. and Hank rest n o r a a t s e data for t.rie$esub~ e s t h,xs s alread! been reported ir, Pane!.. Aagner. and Aiol:o t 1g7K; There n e v 25 s.t.hects i c r each elght-sear perlod (e g . k9-24. 35-32. 33-50. e x ) 411 s ~ b jects were In good o r excellen: health. a s d were virthrn normal ranges of hea-ing and ~ i s ~ a n Proc cciure 4 1 1 cubjects here g v e n the Hand T e d (Wagner, 1962) and a selFrepor: drr! ~ c g questmnnarre 4 self-report cuest:anna:re \+as used because as :nd!cared b > %f c G u m 1 ;9-2 1 self-report5 of accldents and m o \ ~ n g:loiationc are dren more reha51e and halid than pohce. scare. o r :nstrance data 411 Hand Teat protocnls were admnistered and x o r e d b! the same euper:aenter ( P E P )

.

Downloaded by [Nanyang Technological University] at 02:17 28 April 2015

Resuh Smce five subjects had to be elrminated due to rnmrnplete accident data, analyses reported in the paper are based on 170 subjects The mean number of accidents during the past five years for the endre sample was jM = ..41. S D = 801. Resgits indicated that for the enailre sampk there were significant corretarions between accnckents and the Hand Test variabies of Drrection ( r = 2 3 . p

Selected Hand Test personality variables related to accidents in female drivers.

This article was downloaded by: [Nanyang Technological University] On: 28 April 2015, At: 02:17 Publisher: Routledge Informa Ltd Registered in England...
252KB Sizes 0 Downloads 0 Views