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. 2023 May 1;9(5):e16008. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e16008

Table 3.

Description of the paper reporting the impact of driving anxiety on road.

Study Country Participants
Control group Questionnaire Anxiety Other Questionnaires Driving task Main results on behavioural impact
N age Gender Female characteristics
Taylor et al. (2007)
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New Zealand 50 (43.6 ± 15) 100% F Licensed drivers, driving fearful, at least 3 on the driving anxiety scale N = 50, ≤2 on driving anxiety scale
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    Driving anxiety scale (11 point Likert scale)

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    Driving Cognitions Questionnaire

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    Driving Situations Questionnaire

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    Advance Driver Assessment

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    Test Anxiety Inventory

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    State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)

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    Fear questionnaire

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    Beck Depression Inventory-II

40 min of on-road driving, with at least 20 min of which in medium to heavy traffic conditions Higher number of errors in the fearful group than in the control group, mainly in search techniques at intersections, but also in other situations (entering the traffic flow, holding on the road and maintaining position in the traffic stream).
Driving instructor rated control group as having better driving skills than fearful group. Control group had more minor incidents and was charged with more traffic offences.