Abstract

SILVA, Marlene Alves da; ALVES, Irai Cristina Boccato  and  ROSA, Helena Rinaldi. Psychological assessment in traffic context: literature review from 2006 to 2015. Bol. psicol [online]. 2015, vol.65, n.143, pp. 157-174. ISSN 0006-5943.

Scientific publications that include literature reviews provide an overview of a particular area or theme. This study intended to conduct a critical review of Brazilian literature about psychological evaluation in traffic context from 2006 to 2015. The literature review was conducted in the following data bases: PEPSIC, SCIELO e LILACS, localizing 94 articles, among which were selected 18 based on a exclusion criteria, that consisted in three categories: Investigation of psychometrics proprieties of psychological tests used in assessment (11 articles), Professional abilities (2 articles) and Literature review (5 articles). Therefore it was concluded that the higher number of studies was related to the psychometrics proprieties researches about psychological tests. Analysis of results showed that despite progress in the period surveyed, it is still evident the lack of scientific literature on the subject, requiring further studies. It is expected that this study will promote further researches related to psychological assessment in traffic context

Keywords : Psychological Assessment; traffic; driver; literature review; CNH.

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