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Measuring Driving-Related Attitudes Among Older Adults: Psychometric Evidence for the Decisional Balance Scale Across Time and Gender
Author(s) -
Paweena Sukhawathanakul,
Holly Tuokko,
Ryan E. Rhodes,
Shawn Marshall,
Judith Charlton,
Sjaan Koppel,
Linda Li,
Gary Naglie,
Barbara Mazer,
Brenda Vrkljan,
Anita Myers,
Malcolm ManSonHing,
Michel Bédard,
Mark Rapoport,
Nicol KornerBitensky,
Michelle M. Porter
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the gerontologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1758-5341
pISSN - 0016-9013
DOI - 10.1093/geront/gnv077
Subject(s) - intrapersonal communication , scale (ratio) , psychology , balance (ability) , interpersonal communication , sample (material) , clinical psychology , human factors and ergonomics , poison control , injury prevention , gerontology , medicine , social psychology , medical emergency , chemistry , physics , chromatography , quantum mechanics , neuroscience
The Decisional Balance Scale (DBS) was developed to assess older adults' attitudes related to driving and includes both intrapersonal and interpersonal motivations for driving. This study examined the psychometric properties of the DBS ratings across 3 time points in a sample of 928 older drivers who participated in the Canadian Driving Research Initiative for Vehicular Safety in the Elderly (Candrive).

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