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The moderating effect of trait anxiety on anxiety-related thoughts and actions whilst driving (2018)
Journal Article
Barnard, M. P., & Chapman, P. (2018). The moderating effect of trait anxiety on anxiety-related thoughts and actions whilst driving. Personality and Individual Differences, 135, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2018.07.027

Whilst there is evidence for the impact of driving anxiety on behaviour, less exists for the impact of trait anxiety; what does exist is inconclusive. The current study explored the possibility that trait anxiety interacts with driving anxiety to imp... Read More about The moderating effect of trait anxiety on anxiety-related thoughts and actions whilst driving.

The effects of instruction and environmental demand on state anxiety, driving performance and autonomic activity: Are ego-threatening manipulations effective? (2018)
Journal Article
Barnard, M. P., & Chapman, P. (in press). The effects of instruction and environmental demand on state anxiety, driving performance and autonomic activity: Are ego-threatening manipulations effective?. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 55, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2018.02.040

A small yet emerging body of research on the relationship between anxiety and driving suggests that higher levels of state anxiety may lead to more dangerous driving behaviours. The aim of the current research was to investigate the effects of increa... Read More about The effects of instruction and environmental demand on state anxiety, driving performance and autonomic activity: Are ego-threatening manipulations effective?.