Measuring Anxiety-Related Avoidance With the Driving and Riding Avoidance Scale (DRAS)

. Driving anxiety is a common experience that, for those with high levels of driving anxiety, can markedly interfere with functioning, particularly because of avoidance behavior. The Driving and Riding Avoidance Scale (DRAS; Stewart & St. Peter, 2004 ) is a promising measure of self-reported avoidance, but its psychometric properties have been questioned as the instructions do not specifically ask respondents to report avoidance that is due...