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DSI
Driver Skill Inventory - deutsche Fassung
Short abstract
The German version of the DSI measures the driving behaviour of drivers in road traffic. It consists of 32 items that are evenly distributed on the two subscales "Perceptual Motor Skills" and "Safety Motives". Reliability: The internal consistency at scale level is at Cronbach's Alpha = .88 (Motor Skills) or Alpha = .82 (Safety Motives). The alpha values at item level range from alpha = .22 to alpha = .78. Validity: The subscale intercorrelation lies in the negative to low range (r = -.09 to r = .34). The two-factor structure could be verified. Positive correlations with similar constructs and negative correlations with diverging constructs could be determined. In addition, women achieved significantly higher values than men on the scale of the need for safety.
Leibniz Institute for Psychology (ZPID). (2019). Open Test Archive: DSI. Driver Skill Inventory - deutsche Fassung. Available at: https://www.testarchiv.eu/en/test/9007727
Citation
Ostapczuk, M., Joseph, R., Musch, J. & Dickers, J. (2019). DSI. Driver Skill Inventory - deutsche Fassung [Verfahrensdokumentation und Fragebogen]. In Leibniz-Institut für Psychologie (ZPID) (Hrsg.), Open Test Archive. Trier: ZPID.
https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.4499
Short information
Short Name DSI
English Name Driver Skill Inventory - German version
Authors Ostapczuk, M., Joseph, R., Musch, J., Dickers, J.
Published in Test archive 2019
Copyright/Licence Copyright Authors; CC BY-SA 4.0
Key words Driving Behavior, Highway Safety, Motor Skills, Accident Prevention, Aggressive Driving Behavior
Language versions deu
Application age Adults with driving licence (17 years and older)
Item number 32 items
Subscales (1) Perceptual motor skills, (2) Need for security
Application Time ca. 5 min.
Interpretation time max. 10 min.
Internal consistency: Cronbach's Alpha = .82-.88.
Findings on construct validity; disproved two-factor structure; gender differences.
None
Applications Traffic psychology, Analysis of strengths and weaknesses, Research
There is no abstract in English available. Short information about the measure can be found under Overview. More can be found on the German pages.
There is no review in English available. Short information about the measure can be found under Overview. More can be found on the German pages.
First published in
Ostapczuk, M., Joseph, R., Pufal, J. & Musch, J. (2017). Validation of the German version of the Driver Skill Inventory (DSI) and the Driver Social Desirability Scales (DSDS). Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behavior, 45, 169-182.
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Contact information
Prof. Dr. Jochen Musch, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Institut für Experimentelle Psychologie, Diagnostik und Differentielle Psychologie, Universitätsstraße 1, D-40225 Düsseldorf
Dr. Dr. rer. nat. Martin Ostapczuk, Funktionsoberarzt, St. Josef Krankenhaus GmbH Moers, Asberger Straße 4, D-47441 Moers
Robin Joseph, Schulpsychologie, Zimmer 9.14, Oppelner Straße 130, D- 53119 Bonn
M.Sc. Janine Dickers (geb. Pufal), Freie Mitarbeiterin, Institut für Forensische Psychologie, Schloßstraße 357, D-45359 Essen