The Driving Cognitions Questionnaire: Development and preliminary psychometric properties

Ehlers, Anke; Taylor, Joanne E.; Ehring, Thomas ; Hofmann, Stefan G.; Deane, Frank P.; Roth, Walton T. und Podd, John V. (2007): The Driving Cognitions Questionnaire: Development and preliminary psychometric properties. In: Journal of Anxiety Disorders, Bd. 21, Nr. 4: S. 493-509

Abstract

Recent research has suggested that fear of driving is common in the general population. People may have various concerns when driving, and instruments for the assessment of these concerns are lacking. The present paper describes the development and preliminary evaluation of the Driving Cognitions Questionnaire (DCQ). The DCQ is a 20-item scale that measures three areas of driving-related concerns—panic-related, accident-related, and social concerns. In three separate samples from different countries (n = 69, 100, and 78), the scale showed good internal consistency and substantial correlations with measures of the severity of driving fear. It discriminated well between people with and without driving phobia. It also showed convergent validity with other measures. The questionnaire shows promise for use in research and clinical practice.

• Dokumententyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
• Fakultät: Psychologie und Pädagogik > Department Psychologie > Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie
• Themengebiete: 100 Philosophie und Psychologie > 150 Psychologie
• ISSN: 1873-7897
• Bemerkung: Available online 18 September 2006
• Sprache: Englisch