Women’s Issues in Transportation: Summary of the 4th International Conference, Volume 2: Technical Papers (2011) / Chapter Skim
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64 Gender Differences in Attitudes to and Mobility Impacts of Driving Cessation Jennifer Oxley, Monash University, Sunway Campus, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia Judith Charlton, Monash University, Clayton Campus, Victoria, Australia Safe travel is essential; however, recognition of the benefits of continued mobility and, conversely, the consequences of loss of mobility must also be considered. Driving affords the greatest mobility for many older adults.
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65ATTITUDES TO AnD mOBILITY ImpACTS OF DRIvInG CESSATIOn no doubt that many older people report strong feelings about the importance of driving and that the prospect of reduction and, more particularly, cessation of driving evokes a level of fear. For many, particularly those with a decline in health status, driving cessation is thought to contribute to poor psychological outlook, life satisfaction, community engagement, and quality of life and to increase depressive symptoms, feelings of isolation, loss of self-consciousness, and a decline in out-of-home activity levels and community mobility (5, 9, 10)
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66 WOMEN'S ISSUES IN TRANSPORTATION, VOLUME 2 self-administered survey, questionnaire packages including a cover letter, the questionnaire, a consent form for a follow-up interview, and a reply-paid envelope were sent to the respective Seniors Card agents and then mailed to a random selection of 3,000 older ACT residents and 3,000 older NSW residents. To target a representative sample of the population of older drivers and former drivers in ACT and NSW, the selection was stratified according to population-based gender and age groups for these jurisdictions.
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67ATTITUDES TO AND MOBILITY IMPACTS OF DRIVING CESSATION male drivers. Female drivers were also less likely than male drivers to consider themselves the main driver in the household (70% versus 90%)
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68 WOMEN'S ISSUES IN TRANSPORTATION, VOLUME 2 • Need to change place of residence (no access to services where they currently live) , and • Need to rely on family members for transportation.
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69ATTITUDES TO AND MOBILITY IMPACTS OF DRIVING CESSATION they thought they had stopped driving at the right time and whether the process was gradual or sudden. Overall, the majority of former drivers (65%)
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70 WOmEn'S ISSUES In TRAnSpORTATIOn, vOLUmE 2 being very or somewhat satisfied with their current mobility. In contrast, for those who stopped too early or too late, reported satisfaction with current mobility was lower (for females, this was 64% and 63%, respectively, and for males, 57% and 0%, respectively)
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71ATTITUDES TO AnD mOBILITY ImpACTS OF DRIvInG CESSATIOn tive attitude. moreover, the findings of this study suggest that two factors -- making the decision themselves or jointly with friends and family and feeling that they stopped at the right time -- result in greater satisfaction and quality of life.
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72 WOmEn'S ISSUES In TRAnSpORTATIOn, vOLUmE 2 made the decision on their own, while males were more likely to have had the decision made for them. Interestingly, the satisfaction of females who made the decision jointly with others was generally high.
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73ATTITUDES TO AnD mOBILITY ImpACTS OF DRIvInG CESSATIOn Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol.
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