Measuring driving fear: Development and validation of the Instrument for Fear of Driving (IFD)

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dc.contributor.authorFischer C
dc.contributor.authorSchröder A
dc.contributor.authorTaylor JE
dc.contributor.authorHeider J
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-25T06:51:10Z
dc.date.available2021-11-24
dc.date.available2024-07-25T06:51:10Z
dc.date.issued2021-11-24
dc.description.abstractPresently, there is no instrument to support the diagnosis of driving fear and its severity. To enable a reliable and valid diagnosis, the 5-item German-language Instrument for Fear of Driving (IFD) was developed. The items, by DSM-5 criteria for a specific phobia, measure the emotional, cognitive, and physiological components of driving fear as well as the degree of avoidance and impairment. The present paper comprises two studies that describe the development of the IFD and its psychometric properties. In Study 1, the IFD was administered to 810 non-clinical participants in an online survey and demonstrated good reliability and construct validity. In Study 2, fifty-four people with a clinical diagnosis, including clinically relevant driving fear, completed the IFD and a clinical interview. The IFD demonstrated good sensitivity and specificity, and a cut-off score resulted in 95% sensitivity and 97% specificity. While the findings are preliminary and further studies with larger samples are needed, the IFD is a promising screening instrument for driving fear and its severity.
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dc.identifier.citationEUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT, 2021
dc.identifier.doi10.1027/1015-5759/a000683
dc.identifier.eissn2151-2426
dc.identifier.elements-id449705
dc.identifier.issn1015-5759
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/71012
dc.publisherHogrefe Publishing
dc.relation.isPartOfEUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
dc.relation.urihttps://doi.org/10.1027/1015-5759/a000683
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0
dc.subjectdriving fear
dc.subjectself-report measure
dc.subjectpsychometric properties
dc.subjectsensitivity
dc.subjectspecificity
dc.subject.anzsrc1701 Psychology
dc.titleMeasuring driving fear: Development and validation of the Instrument for Fear of Driving (IFD)
dc.typeJournal article
massey.relation.uri-descriptionPublished version
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pubs.organisational-group/Massey University
pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Humanities and Social Sciences
pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Humanities and Social Sciences/School of Psychology
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