BROAD AND NARROW PERSONALITY TRAITS AS PREDICTORS OF RISKY DRIVING BEHAVIORS Watson, Jeremy Beau The accurate prediction of risky driving behaviors or possible accident and injury involvement contains several benefits as even minor increases in detection may result in possible avoidance of accidents and loss of life. This study examined the relationship between both broad and narrow personality traits and risky driving behaviors and the role of the bandwidth-fidelity dilemma. Based on archival data, 680 adults from a community sample in the Pacific Northwest completed the 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire (16PF) and a daily behavior inventory of act frequencies. Results indicated that broad and narrow personality traits are equally predictive of risky driving behaviors, but there are some appreciable differences at the primary factor level. Previous research, implications, and limitations to this study are also discussed. M.S. in Psychology, May 2011 Mead, Alan 2011-04-05 2011-05 Thesis application/pdf islandora:8993 http://hdl.handle.net/10560/2506 PSYCH / Institute of Psychology Illinois Institute of Technology en In Copyright http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/ Restricted Access