Cognitive and psychomotor performance of Polish and Ukrainian drivers

Horoszkiewicz Krzysztof, Horoszkiewicz Bartosz. Cognitive and psychomotor performance of Polish and Ukrainian drivers. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2022;12(8):616-624. eISSN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.12775/JEHS.2022.12.08.064 https://apcz.umk.pl/JEHS/article/view/JEHS.2022.12.08.064 https://zenodo.org/record/7011330 The journal has had 40 points in Ministry of Education and Science of Poland parametric evaluation. Annex to the announcement of the Minister of Education and Science of December 21, 2021. No. 32343. Has a Journal's Unique Identifier: 201159. Scientific disciplines assigned: Physical Culture Sciences (Field of Medical sciences and health sciences); Health Sciences (Field of Medical Sciences and Health Sciences). Punkty Ministerialne z 2019 - aktualny rok 40 punktów. Załącznik do komunikatu Ministra Edukacji i Nauki z dnia 21 grudnia 2021 r. Lp. 32343. Posiada Unikatowy Identyfikator Czasopisma: 201159. Przypisane dyscypliny naukowe: Nauki o kulturze fizycznej (Dziedzina nauk medycznych i nauk o zdrowiu); Nauki o zdrowiu (Dziedzina nauk medycznych i nauk o zdrowiu). © The Authors 2022; This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author (s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non commercial license Share alike. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Received: 05.08.2022. Revised: 07.08.2022. Accepted: 20.08.2022. Cognitive and psychomotor performance of Polish and Ukrainian drivers Krzysztof Horoszkiewicz, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6719-256X e-mail: kontakt@horeszko.eu Psychological-Educational Counselling Centre, Poland, Rogoźno, II Armii Wojska Polskiego 1 Bartosz Horoszkiewicz, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7321-514X e-mail: bhoroszkiewicz00@gmail.com SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Psychology Poland, 61-719 Poznań, Kutrzeby 10 Abstract Introduction. Recent years have seen a dynamic increase in people from eastern countries employed in Polish road transport. The aim of the study was to compare the cognitive and psychomotor performance of Polish and Ukrainian drivers. Material and Methods. The results of 336 male truck drivers aged between 22 and 64 years were analysed. There were 174 respondents in the Polish sample (M = 38.6 years; SD = 10.3) and 162 respondents in the Ukrainian sample (M = 36.8 years; SD = 8.3). The level of intellectual performance was assessed using the Raven's Matrix Test (TMS) and the Precision of Movement and Quick Thinking (PIM) Index. Psychomotor performance was verified using computer tests belonging to the SDP System. Results. Ukrainian drivers, compared to Polish drivers, were characterised by analogous results in terms of cognitive processes and psychomotor performance. The mean scores of the Raven's test, PIM index and also coordination tests were comparable in both groups. A strong positive correlation was found between TMS and PIM. Conclusions. 1. Drivers from Ukraine and Poland have similar intellectual and psychomotor abilities. 2. The PIM index correlates strongly positively with TMS and can be a reliable tool in intelligence screening. 3. The presented methods of the SDP System are not culturally loaded. Standardised scales addressed to the Polish driver population should be used to assess these areas in Ukrainian subjects. Keywords: driver, transport psychology, cognitive functions, psychomotor performance, cultural difference