Biography

Ph.D., University of Helsinki, Finland, 1997

Marie Curie Research Fellow at University of Manchester, UK, 1996-1999

M.A., University of Helsinki, Finland, 1993

Research Interests

Driver behavior and traffic psychology, cross-cultural Psychology, cross-cultural test validation, structural equation modelling and psychometrics, Turkish Culture and Language

Representative Publications

Lajunen, T. (2004). Social indicators as indexes of neuroticism and extraversion. Personality and
Individual Differences , 37, 1543-1550.

Lajunen, T. & Räsänen, M. (2004). Can social psychological models be used to promote bicycle
helmet use among teenagers? A comparison of the Health Belief Model, Theory of
Planned Behaviour and the Locus of Control. Journal of Safety Research, 35, 115-123.

Lajunen, T. (2001). Personality and accident liability: are extroversion, neuroticism and psychoticism related to traffic and occupational fatalities? Personality and Individua Differences , 31, 1365-1373.

Lajunen, T. & Parker, D. (2001). Are aggressive people aggressive drivers?: A study of the relationship between self-reported general aggressiveness, driver anger and aggressive driving. Accident Analysis & Prevention , 33, 243-255.

Current Research Projects:

International - Towards Safer Road Traffic in Eastern Mediterranean Region, METU, 2004-2008.