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    Influence of Age, Educational Achievement and Marital Status on Compliance Behaviour of Bank Drivers
    (African Journal for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, 2011) Balogun, S.K.; Malomo, B.
    Literature is replete with studies of the compliance behaviour of the general driving population in developed countries. However, not much is known about the factors influencing the compliance behaviour of drivers who drive for workrelated purposes in the banking setting especially in Nigeria. This study therefore examined the influence of age, educational achievement and marital status on compliance behaviour of bank automobile drivers to traffic rules and regulations. The sample size consists of 555 randomly selected bank automobile drivers currently employed in 6 commercial banks in Lagos, Nigeria. Frequency statistics obtained revealed that 100 % of the participants were males. 10.5 % were between the ages of 19-29 years; 39.2 % were between the ages of 30-39 years; 37.5 % were between the ages of 40-49 years; 11.9 % was between the ages of 50-59 years; and 9 % was age 60. The educational qualification of participants revealed 78.6 % of the respondents had WASC/NECO; 15.3 % had the National Certificate of Education or the Ordinary National Diploma while 6.1 % had Bachelor of Science degree and above. Results indicate that age was did not compliance behaviour among bank automobile drivers because young and old drivers did were comparable in their compliance behaviour (df = 553, f = .62, t= 1.06, p > .05). Also, educational achievement did not influence compliance behaviour among bank automobile drivers (df = 2, f(2, 552) = .023, p > .05). Lastly, marital status did not influence compliance behaviour among bank automobile drivers but respondents who are separated scored higher than the single and the married (f(2,552, = 1.935, p > .05). The results of this study negates popular held notion that age, educational achievement and marital status are important factors in driving performance of which compliance is one. The current study whose sample respondents are workrelated drivers in a bank setting has revealed the need to give equal attention to different sociodemographic factors of applicants when compliance with traffic rules and regulations becomes an issue in decision making..
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    Personality predictors of Driver's intention to use seat belts
    (2020-06) Malomo, B.; Balogun, S.K.
    The numerous studies that investigated the use of seat belts among Nigerian drivers utilized observational studies where physical count of seat belt users was done. None of these studies examined personality dimensions and their influence on intention of drivers to use seat belts. Thus, personality dimensions of neuroticism, extraversion, openness to experience, conscientiousness and agreeableness and how they predict the intention of drivers to use seat belts was examined. A survey of 400 participants with a mean age of 34.34 was undertaken. Survey instruments were administered in two cities, Lagos and Ibadan through convenient sampling method. The results of the regression and linear correlation analysis performed,confirmed the predictive relationship between personality dimensions and intention to use seat belts among participants (R2=.14; F (5,394) = .14.09; P<.001). Further results confirmed a positive relationship between three personality variables r=-.27; P<.01; r=.32; P<.01; r=.27; P<.01 representing openness to experience, conscientiousness and agreeableness and intention to use seat belts. The findings of this study would enhance intervention procedures, especially knowledge transfer from enforcement officers to offenders of seat belt laws especially in rural areas where compliance is still low. Furthermore, the results are discussed in relation to developing policy formulation, training contents and incorporating behavioural principles into campaign programmes for effective seat belt usage.
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    Psychological assessment of automobile drivers in Nigeria: Scale construction
    (2012) Malomo, B.; Balogun, S.K.
    Human error in driving has been greatly indicated as a major factor contributing to road traffic accidents resulting in loss of lives and damage to properties. Methods such as physical driving test are currently being adopted by organizations in assessing and selecting work-related automobile drivers for employment. This method may lack psychological dimensions of driving. This paper therefore presents the development and validation of a psychological test for the selection of automobile drivers in the Nigerian banking industry. Using cross sectional survey research design, the development of psychological test for automobile drivers was carried out in three phases namely: pre-pilot phase, pilot phase, and the main study phase. Using a multi-stage sampling technique, a total of 729 participants made up of Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and drivers randomly drawn from 4 commercial banks took part in the study. In …