Steven’s research interests are in the field of metacognition (thinking about thinking), self-regulatory processes, mental states and cognitive performance. His primary research outputs have included specific topics such as: metacognition, mindfulness, attention regulation, personality, substance use, psychopathology, and risky driving.
Steven is currently focused on research that investigates the links between substance use, psychological functioning, and subsequent driving behaviours. He is also involved in a number of research projects examining the characteristics of road offenders, and how underlying cognitive processes may influence the engagement of risky driving behaviours.
Membership
- Australasian College of Road Safety
Research areas
- Cognitive psychology
- Self-Regulation
- Drink and Drug Driving
- Risky Driving Behaviours
- Deterrence
Supervision
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The impacts of drug use on cognitive functioning
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The underlying processes involved with risky driving engagement
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Situational factors that moderate perceptions of risk
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The relationship between objective and subjective driving performance
Recent Publications
- Love, S., Indrawan, Y., & Larue, G. S. (2024). Development of a nuanced approach to aggressive driving: An investigation into the self-regulatory and attitudinal profiles of aggressive drivers and their contextual role in negative road interactions. Transportation Research. Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 102, 142–154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2024.02.012
- Love, S., Kannis-Dymand, L., Larue, G. S., & Rowland, B. (2024). Development and validation of the beliefs about driver anger questionnaire: A scale to predict anger propensity on the road. Transportation Research. Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 102, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2024.02.002
- Love, S., Larue, G. S., & Rowland, B. (2024). Development and validation of the Driver Attention Regulation Scale: A measure of the perceived ability to regulation attention on the road. Transportation Research. Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 102, 199–212. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2024.02.015
- Love, S., Larue, G., Rowland, B., & Davey, J. (2024). What influences intentions to offend? A systematic review and meta-analysis on the factors associated with the deterrence of drink-driving. Transportation Research. Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 100, 154–168. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2023.11.015
- Love, S., Rowland, B., Stefanidis, K., & Davey, J. (2024). Are Current Drug Driving Enforcement Strategies Achieving the Desired Effect? Drug Users’ Perceptions of Drug Driving Legislation and Enforcement in Queensland. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 39, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11896-022-09542-6
For more publications, please see Dr Love's Research Bank
Dr Steven Love’s specialist areas of knowledge include: cognitive psychology, metacognition, mental states, attention and emotion regulation, impaired driving, and risky driving behaviours.