Montag, I., and Andrew L. Comrey. “Internality and Externality as Correlate of Involvement." Fatal Driving Accident 73,3 (1983) : 339-343.
Internality and Externality as Correlates of Involvement in Fatal Driving Accidents
Abstract
Previous research has suggested that generalized internality-externality is related to cautious behavior, but attempts to relate Rotter's Internality-Externality (I-E) scale to driving accidents have been disappointing. Scales of internality and externality specifically oriented to driving behavior were developed with the hope that these scales would be more predictive than generalized I-E. These two new scales were administered in Israel to 200 applicants for drivers' licenses and to 200 individuals from the same general population who had been involved in a fatal motor accident. The multiple correlation between the two driving scales and the dichotomous criterion of involvement versus noninvolvement in a fatal driving accident was .38.