A Pilot Study: On the Influence of Incentive based Work Motivation on Sensation Seeking among Commercial Indian Drivers

The present study examines the role of sensation seeking and work motivation among driving behaviors of commercial driving, in Guwahati, Assam. A sample of N= 28 male participants were taken into consideration by using purposive sampling. Participants age ranges from 20 to 50 and above with (M= 2.42, SD =±.95) with professional driving skills and completed three standardized scales such as The Drivers Behavior Questionnaire, (DBQ), Brief Sensation Seeking (BSS) Work Motivation Scale (Revised)(WMS). About 32.3% of the participants income level belongs from 10,000 to 30,000 respectively with age range 20 to 30 years of age. Followed by its educational qualification majority of the participants have qualified its matriculation. Purposive sampling technique has been used to collect the data from the target sample. In terms of type of driving, Auto drivers are more in number as compared with app- based and bus and truck drivers. By employing statistical analysis, it was revealed that none of the traits has been association with commercial drivers in predicting their driving behaviors. However, it has also been found that age does not play any significant role in determining the commercial driving. Furthermore, analysis revealed from one- way ANOVA and multiple regression, was that insignificant association exist between its relationship among the predictors and the outcome variable, which means that sensation seeking and work motivation does not predict the association between drivers behavior among commercial driving. Future research can focus upon some of the underlying construct like years of experience, environmental and situational factors into its consideration by applying some of the behavioral training intervention associated with the skills of driving. This study shall serve as a crucial literature for future research by focusing upon its underlying psychological and environmental factors in complex manner in Indian context.