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., Rowland, B., & Davey, J. (2023). Exactly how dangerous is drink driving? An examination of vehicle crash data to identify the comparative risks of alcohol-related crashes. Crime Prevention and Community Safety, 25(2). https://doi.org/10.1057/s41300-023-00172-6
- Love, S., Truelove, V., Rowland, B., Kannis-Dymand, L., Ross, D., & Davey, J. (2023). The antecedents, regulation, and maintenance of anger on the road: A qualitative investigation on factors influencing driver anger and aggression. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 93(2023), 118-132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2023.01.002
- Love, S., Truelove, V., Rowland, B., Kannis-Dymand, L., & Davey, J. (2022). Is all high-risk behaviour premeditated? A qualitative exploratory approach to the self-regulation of habitual and risky driving behaviours. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 90, 312-325. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2022.09.002
- Love, S., Truelove, V., Rowland, B., & Kannis‐Dymand, L. (2022). Metacognition and self‐regulation the road: A qualitative approach to driver attention and distraction. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 36(6), 1312-1324. https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.4015
- Love, S., Rowland, B., Stefanidis, K. B., & Davey, J. (2022). Contemporary drug use and driving patterns: A qualitative approach to understanding drug-driving perceptions from the context of user patterns. Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice. https://doi.org/10.1093/police/paac095
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.