Document Type : Original Article
Authors
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Department of Psychology, Sanandaj Branch, Islamic Azad University,Sanandaj , Iran
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MS.c. Student in Clinical Psychology, Sanandaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sanandaj, Iran.
10.30473/jpsy.2025.72739.1080
Abstract
Impulsivity is a psychological structure that is important for understanding many problematic behaviors, and recent studies give special importance to this structure in the field of inconsistent road behavior. Therefore, this research was conducted with the aim of comparing impulsivity in normal and delinquent drivers in Sanandaj city. The study’s research design is quantitative, utilizing an expost-facto and causal-comparative method. The research population included all drivers within Sanandaj city in 1402, holding a second-level general certificate. Using G*Power software, a sample size of 260 people was selected, in two groups of 130 people (130 delinquent drivers, 130 normal drivers). The sampling method was carried out in two stages. The participants filled Barat's impulsivity questionnaire(1995). The data was analyzed using the Manova method with the help of SPSS-24 software. The results of multivariate analysis of variance showed that there is a statistically significant difference between impulsivity in normal and delinquent drivers of Sanandji, in such a way that there is a statistically significant difference among the components of impulsivity, unplanned impulsivity and movement impulsivity among normal and delinquent drivers. (P<0.05). However, no significant difference was observed in the component of cognitive(attentional) impulsivity. The findings indicate that the delinquent drivers are more impulsive. These results show that the effect of psychological factors (such as impulsivity) on driving leads to unprincipled, low-quality, illegal and dangerous driving. Therefore, all people who have received a driver's license are not qualified to drive, and to ensure safe driving, more psychological evaluations should be done on drivers.
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