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The Driving Appraisal Inventory: Psychometric Characteristics and Construct Validity 1
Author(s) -
Cutler Brian L.,
Kravitz David A.,
Cohen Mitchell,
Schinas William
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of applied social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1559-1816
pISSN - 0021-9029
DOI - 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1993.tb01028.x
Subject(s) - carelessness , psychology , construct validity , reliability (semiconductor) , social psychology , scale (ratio) , construct (python library) , applied psychology , developmental psychology , psychometrics , psychiatry , computer science , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , programming language
Four studies examined the dimensionality, reliability and construct validity of the Driving Appraisal Inventory (DAI), a self‐report measure of driving habits and skills. In Study 1, analysis of 127 items led to the formation of four unidimensional, internally reliable scales: Carelessness, Drunken Driving, Vehicle Safety, and Self‐Evaluation. In Study 2, all were found to have acceptable test‐retest reliability. In Study 3, convergent validity support was obtained for the Carelessness and Vehicle Safety scales. In Study 4, concurrent criterion‐related validity support was obtained for the Carelessness and Drunken Driving scales. Scores on the Self‐Evaluation scale appear to be more a function of self‐confidence and/or ego‐involvement in driving skills and less a function of actual driving skills. Men score higher than women do on the Carelessness, Drunken Driving, and Self‐Evaluation scales, and in Study 4, criterion‐related validity of the Self‐Evaluation scale was stronger among women than among men.