Investigation of older drivers' aging effects of cognitive function on driving behavior

• Project/Area Number: 26285147
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Social psychology
• Research Institution: Tezukayama University
• Principal Investigator: Renge Kazumi 帝塚山大学, 心理学部, 教授 (00167074)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 朴 啓彰 高知工科大学, 地域連携機構, 客員教授 (60333514)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
• Budget Amount: ¥17,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,020,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥6,240,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,440,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥6,630,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,530,000)
• Keywords: 高齢ドライバー / 加齢 / 認知機能 / 運転行動 / ハザード知覚 / MMSE / 指導員評価 / 白質病変 / 高齢者 / 病的老化 / 運転者教育 / 安全確認 / 視覚困難

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Ninety-two healthy participants underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations and MMSE to examine their state of health. They also completed a hazard perception test. Driving behavior on a driving school circuit was measured with driving recorders and gyro sensors, and also evaluated by driving instructors. The MMSE scores were related to driving performance and scores of hazard perception. Driving instructors’ evaluations of driving performance and hazard perception scores were associated with MMSE results.
In 2016, educational intervention was executed for the older healthy participants so that the effects of the training of hazard perception and driving performance were investigated. Some positive results of hazard perception and driving performance were obtained regardless of their levels of MMSE scores.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] 運転行動の直接フィードバックによる職業ドライバーに対する教育効果の実験的検討-運転技能自動評価システムを活用して- (2017)
  • Author(s): 木村年晶・蓮花一己
  • Journal Title: 応用心理学研究 Volume: Vol.42 No.3 Pages: 220-233
  • NAID: 40021191574
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 高齢者への交通安全教育 (2016)
  • Author(s): 蓮花一己
  • Journal Title: 自動車技術 Volume: Vol.70 Pages: 48-52
• [Journal Article] 高齢者の高速道路本線料金所における運転行動解析 (2016)
  • Author(s): 多田昌裕・飯田克弘・阪本浩章・安時亨・蓮花一己
  • Journal Title: 交通科学 Volume: vol.47 No.1 Pages: 3-9
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 高速道路における高齢運転者のハザード知覚特性分析 (2016)
  • Author(s): 多田昌裕・飯田克弘・中西誠・安時亨・山田憲浩・蓮花一己
  • Journal Title: 交通工学論文集（特集号A） Volume: Vol.2,No.2 Pages: 75-84
  • NAID: 130005125350
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] 高齢ドライバーの軽度な認知機能低下が運転行動に及ぼす影響に関する調査研究 (2016)
  • Author(s): 蓮花一己・朴啓彰・多田昌裕・中村行宏・大田学
  • Organizer: 交通科学研究会
  • Place of Presentation: 大阪市立大学
  • Year and Date: 2016-12-06
• [Presentation] 高齢ドライバーの認知機能とハザード知覚の関連 (2016)
  • Author(s): 中村行宏・蓮花一己
  • Organizer: 第128回関西心理学会
  • Place of Presentation: 京都大学
  • Year and Date: 2016-11-03
• [Presentation] 高齢ドライバーの認知機能と運転行動の関連 (2016)
  • Author(s): 中村行宏・蓮花一己・多田昌裕
  • Organizer: 第83回日本応用心理学会
  • Place of Presentation: 札幌市立大学
  • Year and Date: 2016-09-01
• [Presentation] 高速道路における高齢運転者のハザード知覚特性分析 (2016)
  • Author(s): 多田昌裕・飯田克弘・中西誠・安時亨・山田憲浩・蓮花一己
  • Organizer: 第35回交通工学研究発表会
  • Place of Presentation: 日本大学理工学部
  • Year and Date: 2016-08-31
• [Presentation] OlderCitizens'Behavior and Training in Traffic (2016)
  • Author(s): 蓮花一己
  • Organizer: 国際交通運輸心理学会
  • Place of Presentation: Brisbane，Australia
  • Year and Date: 2016-08-02
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Elderlly citizens' behaviour and training in traffic (2016)
  • Author(s): Kazumi Renge
  • Organizer: the 2016 International Conference on Traffic and Transport Psychology
  • Place of Presentation: Brisbane, Australia
  • Year and Date: 2016-08-02
  • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
• [Presentation] 前頭葉に白質病変を持つ健常高齢ドライバーの実車運転行動分析 (2015)
  • Author(s): 大田学, 阿部 玲佳, 蓮花 一己, 多田 昌裕, 朴啓彰
  • Organizer: 第13回ITSシンポジウム
  • Place of Presentation: 首都大学東京
  • Year and Date: 2015-12-03
• [Book] 心理学概論 (2016)
  • Author(s): 向井希宏・水野邦夫（編）・蓮花一己
  • Total Pages: 321
  • Publisher: ナカニシヤ出版