Browsing by Author "Mamdoohi, Amir Reza"

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Citation - WoS: 57
Citation - Scopus: 67
Risk Perceptions, Fatalism and Driver Behaviors in Turkey And. Iran
(Elsevier, 2013) Simsekoglu, Ozlem; Nordfjaern, Trond; Zavareh, Mohsen Fallah; Hezaveh, Amin Mohamadi; Mamdoohi, Amir Reza; Rundmo, Torbjorn
The present study examined traffic and non-traffic risk perception, fatalism and driver behaviors in Turkey and Iran. A questionnaire survey was carried out in a Turkish (N = 213) and Iranian sample (N = 254). A MANCOVA was conducted to compare the two countries in relation to the measured safety constructs. Results showed that Turkish respondents perceived greater risk both in traffic and non-traffic domains, such as environmental hazards. The Turkish respondents also reported safer driver behaviors and less fatalistic attitudes than Iranian respondents. In both samples traffic risk perception was correlated with non-traffic risk perception. Perceived risk was only associated with precautionary driver behaviors, such as seat belt use and speed reductions, in Turkey. However, it was not associated with any driver behaviors in Iran. Practical implications of the results for traffic safety interventions in both countries are discussed. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Citation - WoS: 43
Citation - Scopus: 45
Road Traffic Culture and Personality Traits Related To Traffic Safety in Turkish and Iranian Samples
(Elsevier Science Bv, 2014) Nordfjaern, Trond; Simsekoglu, Ozlem; Zavareh, Mohsen Fallah; Hezaveh, Amin Mohamadi; Mamdoohi, Amir Reza; Rundmo, Torbjorn
This study aims to examine differences in cultural road traffic symbol exchange, risk propensity personality traits, risk perception, attitudes towards traffic safety and driver behaviour in a Turkish and Iranian sample. In addition we investigate the capability of personality traits and cultural road traffic symbol exchange to predict risk perception, attitudes towards traffic safety and driver behaviour in these two samples. A questionnaire survey was carried out in samples of Turkish (n = 213) and Iranian (n = 254) road users. The results showed that Iranian drivers were more likely to conduct rule violations and speeding, and were less likely to use seat belts than drivers in the Turkish sample. The Iranian sample also estimated a lower probability of road traffic accidents and also less severe health consequences of road traffic accidents. Personality traits, and particularly normlessness, were the strongest predictors of attitudes and driver behaviour in both samples. However, cultural variables also added to the explained variance in all three social cognitive constructs among Iranians. Trait theory may have a stronger applicability than cultural theory in developing middle income countries. Human factor campaigns could benefit by focusing on personality traits and, to some extent, on cultural road traffic symbol exchange to facilitate traffic safety in Iran and Turkey. Investments in development of road traffic infrastructure may not be efficient if psychological cognitions and driver behaviour are not addressed accordingly in the two countries. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.