Reliability and validity of Driving Anger Scale in professional drivers in China
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-6450.2017.11.007
- VernacularTitle:职业驾驶员驾驶愤怒量表信度和效度分析
- Author:
Zhen LI
1
;
Yaming YANG
;
Cong ZHANG
;
Yang LI
;
Jie HU
;
Liuwei GAO
;
Yixi ZHOU
;
Xujun ZHANG
Author Information
1. 东南大学公共卫生学院
- Keywords:
Driving Anger Scale;
Reliability;
Validity;
Professional drivers
- From:Chinese Journal of Epidemiology
2017;38(11):1476-1479
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To assess the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of Driving Anger Scale (DAS) in professional drivers in China and provide a scientific basis for the application of the scale in drivers in China. Methods Professional drivers, including taxi drivers, bus drivers, truck drivers and school bus drivers, were selected to complete the questionnaire. Cronbach's α and split-half reliability were calculated to evaluate the reliability of DAS, and content, contract, discriminant and convergent validity were performed to measure the validity of the scale. Results The overall Cronbach'sα of DAS was 0.934 and the split-half reliability was 0.874. The correlation coefficient of each subscale with the total scale was 0.639-0.922. The simplified version of DAS supported a presupposed six-factor structure, explaining 56.371% of the total variance revealed by exploratory factor analysis. The DAS had good convergent and discriminant validity, with the success rate of calibration experiment of 100%. Conclusion DAS has a good reliability and validity in professional drivers in China, and the use of DAS is worth promoting in divers.
