Attitude towards Safe Driving Scale (ASDS) As a Future Predictor in Determining a Young Adult Quality Of Life: Part I. (31st October 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Masuri, Mohamad Ghazali; Dahlan, Akehsan; Danis, Ajau; Isa, Khairil Anuar Md
• Is Part Of: Procedia--social and behavioral sciences. Volume 234(2016)
• Page Start: 390
• Page End: 397
• Publication Date: 2016-10-31
• Subjects: Educated young adult -- road traffic accident -- quality of life -- attitude scale predictor; Social sciences -- Periodicals; Social sciences -- Congresses; Arts -- Periodicals; Arts -- Congresses; Humanities -- Periodicals; Humanities -- Congresses; 300
• DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2016.10.256
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1877-0428

Abstract

Abstract: Driving is an essential component in our daily life and it relationships with quality of life (QoL) shows very limited evidence. The aim of this study is to develop an assessment scale related with the driving attitude among Malay young adult from all over Malaysia, which had multiple socio-demographic backgrounds. The validity and reliability test for item and person value using Rasch model shows .80, followed by .84 Cronbach's Alpha value. This study would strongly recommend that the use of Attitude towards Safe Driving Scale (ASDS) has a great potential as a predictor to understand human respond and their QoL.