Research Article
Age as the Moderating Variable in the Relationship Between Risk Taker Personality and Aberrant Driving Behavior of Drivers in Semarang City
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.18-11-2020.2311608, author={Manik Mahachandra and Yusuf Widharto and Muhammad Andhyka Putra and Muhammad Ragil Suryoputro and Heru Prastawa}, title={Age as the Moderating Variable in the Relationship Between Risk Taker Personality and Aberrant Driving Behavior of Drivers in Semarang City}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 2nd Borobudur International Symposium on Humanities and Social Sciences, BIS-HSS 2020, 18 November 2020, Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={BIS-HSS}, year={2021}, month={9}, keywords={risk taker personality aberrant driving behavior rt-18 dbq young driver moderating variable}, doi={10.4108/eai.18-11-2020.2311608} }- Manik Mahachandra
Yusuf Widharto
Muhammad Andhyka Putra
Muhammad Ragil Suryoputro
Heru Prastawa
Year: 2021
Age as the Moderating Variable in the Relationship Between Risk Taker Personality and Aberrant Driving Behavior of Drivers in Semarang City
BIS-HSS
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.18-11-2020.2311608
Abstract
Semarang is one of the cities with a high number of accident cases. The majority of traffic accidents can be attributed to driving behavior. Aberrant driving behavior can arise from the driver's personality and attitude. Accidents among adolescence were caused due to the nature of risk taking rather than the driving skills they possess. Therefore, this study aims to determine whether age can affect the relationship between risk-taking personality and aberrant driving behavior. This research used cross sectional method and applied the Risk-Taking Questionnaire and the Aberrant Driving Behavior Questionnaire. A number of 215 people, who lived in Semarang City, aged 17-45 years, had driving license(s), and had actively driving for the last one year, were participated in this study. Moderated Regression Analysis statistical test was run for young and adult participants to reveal the relationship differentiation between them. The study results show an increase in the coefficient of determination (R2) from 0.078 (df = 1) to 0.222 (df = 3), which indicates that age plays a significant role in influencing the strength of the relationship between risk taker personality and deviant driving behavior.