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. 2018 Sep 6;13(9):e0202126. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0202126

Table 4. Correlations among the MDSI, the BFI, the DBQ, accidents, penalty points and fines.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
1 Age 1
2 Sex 0.009 1
3 Driving years 0.589** -0.176** 1
4 Extraversion -0.109 0.148* -0.038 1
5 Neuroticism -0.053 0.183** -0.090 -0.311** 1
6 Openness -0.137* -0.036 -0.019 0.294** -0.283** 1
7 Conscientiousness 0.077 -0.042 0.051 0.219** -0.547** 0.340** 1
8 Agreeableness 0.052 0.048 -0.003 0.082 -0.484** 0.242** 0.453** 1
9 Risky -0.067 -0.150** -0.003 0.046 0.152** 0.068 -0.265** -0.285** 1
10 Angry 0.000 -0.096 0.058 0.116* 0.232** 0.068 -0.205** -0.309** 0.316** 1
11 Careful -0.010 0.150** -0.088 0.072 -0.146* 0.087 0.289** 0.289** -0.312** -0.115* 1
12 Anxious -0.108 0.077 -0.132* -0.131* 0.344** -0.203** -0.312** -0.307** 0.210** 0.077 -0.288** 1
13 Positive 0.042 0.037 0.060 -0.021 -0.051 0.152** 0.190** 0.232** -0.171** -0.148* 0.318** -0.156** 1
14 Aggressive -0.009 -0.110 0.057 0.001 0.256** -0.004 -0.252** -0.401** 0.377** 0.599** -0.218** 0.133* -0.245** 1
15 Ordinary 0.057 -0.079 0.079 -0.030 0.195** -0.054 -0.292** -0.377** 0.541** 0.392** -0.349** 0.256** -0.192** 0.525** 1
16 Error -0.056 0.025 -0.027 0.053 0.234** -0.114* -0.266** -0.303** 0.359** 0.219** -0.374** 0.493** -0.253** 0.295** 0.664** 1
17 Lapse 0.010 0.192** -0.067 -0.030 0.313** -0.170** -0.394** -0.306** 0.317** 0.189** -0.241** 0.504** -0.179** 0.286** 0.625** 0.706** 1
18 Accidents -0.099 -0.046 -0.059 0.029 -0.017 0.011 -0.058 -0.102 0.143* 0.071 -0.089 -0.042 -0.014 0.058 0.091 0.082 0.037 1
19 Points 0.020 -0.013 0.063 0.149* -0.034 0.013 -0.063 -0.048 0.211** 0.115* -0.216** -0.020 -0.046 0.105 0.254** 0.101 0.162** 0.244** 1
20 Fines -0.047 -0.075 -0.002 -0.025 0.095 0.058 -0.116* -0.080 0.202** 0.165** -0.115* -0.078 -0.174** 0.142* 0.205** 0.042 0.086 0.195** 0.547**

Notes: Risky = Risky driving style; Angry = Angry- high-velocity driving style; Careful = Careful driving style; Anxious = Anxious driving style; Positive = Positive behaviors; Aggressive = Aggressive violations behaviors; Ordinary = Ordinary violations behaviors; Accidents = Accidents in the last three years; Points = Penalty points received in the last year; Fines = Fines received in the last year.

* p < 0.05.

** p < 0.01.