2018_EJRNL_PP_TINGTING_ZHENG_1.pdf
Terbatas Perpustakaan Prodi Arsitektur
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Terbatas Perpustakaan Prodi Arsitektur
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While improper pedestrian behavior has become an important factor related to road traffic
fatalities, especially in developing countries, the effects of personality traits and/or stress on
pedestrian behavior have been rarely reported. The current study explored the joint effects
of five personality traits (i.e., extraversion, openness, neuroticism, normlessness and altruism)
and global perceived stress (measured with the Perceived Stress Scale-10) on pedestrian
behavior (measured with the Pedestrian Behavior Scale) in 311 Chinese individuals.
Results showed that altruism, neuroticism and openness significantly affected different
pedestrian behavior dimensions, while global perceived stress also significantly and positively
predicted positive behavior. Moreover, the effect of neuroticism on positive behavior
was fully mediated by stress. Some explanations and implications are provided in the discussion
section.