Exploring associations between self-reported executive functions, impulsive personality traits, driving self-efficacy, and functional abilities in driver behaviour after brain injury

Rike, Per-Ola; Johansen, Hans J; Ulleberg, Pål; Lundqvist, Anna; Schanke, Anne‐Kristine

doi:10.1016/j.trf.2015.01.004

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“…Further, even with subclinical levels of self-reported executive function difficulty, the BRIEF was significantly associated with problematic driving outcomes. These findings, along with those from clinical patients with TBI and stroke, 20,21 show the usefulness of the BRIEF in the possible identification of problematic driving areas in different populations of young drivers. While there are mixed results on the efficacy of post-licensure driver training 60-63 evidence has shown that targeting specific driving behaviors and skills during the learning-to-drive phase may be effective in improving the targeted skill and possibly transfer to on-road safety.…”

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“…2,3,11 These findings concur with the relationship between self-reported executive difficulties observed via the BRIEF and its relationship with driving deficits in adult clinical populations. 20,21 …”

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“…Rike and colleagues 20,21 demonstrated that the BRIEF had a direct relationship with self-reported risky behaviors in a sample of clinical adults. The BRIEF contains multiple cognitive subscales of executive functioning, but with the complex definition and division of executive functioning there is overlap and redundancy between the processes as evidenced by the significant inter-correlations found among BRIEF subscales in this study.…”

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“…Recently, studies by Rike and colleagues have begun to investigate the relationship between the BRIEF and driving behavior in adult clinical populations 20,21 who typically demonstrate driving difficulties 22,23 , such as individuals suffering from stroke or traumatic brain injury. Results revealed no significant difference in overall BRIEF scores and performance-based on-road driving assessment.…”

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Association Between Executive Function and Problematic Adolescent Driving

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Ross

Stavrinos

2016

J Dev Behav Pediatr

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Objective Motor vehicle collisions (MVCs) are one of the leading causes of injury and death for adolescents. Driving is a complex activity that is highly reliant on executive function to safely navigate through the environment. Little research has examined the efficacy of using self-reported executive function measures for assessing adolescent driving risk. This study examined the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF) questionnaire and performance based-executive function tasks as potential predictors of problematic driving outcomes in adolescents. Methods Forty-six adolescent drivers completed the (1) BRIEF, (2) Trail Making Test (TMT), (3) Backwards Digit Span, and (4) self-report on three problematic driving outcomes: the number of times of having been pulled over by a police officer, the number of tickets issued, and the number of MVCs. Results Greater self-reported difficulty with planning and organization was associated with greater odds of having a MVC, while inhibition difficulties were associated with greater odds of receiving a ticket. Greater self-reported difficulty across multiple BRIEF subscales was associated with greater odds of being pulled over. Conclusion Overall findings indicated that the BRIEF, an ecological measure of executive function, showed significant association with self-reported problematic driving outcomes in adolescents. No relationship was found between performance-based executive function measures and self-reported driving outcomes. The BRIEF could offer unique and quick insight into problematic driving behavior and potentially be an indicator of driving risk in adolescent drivers during clinical evaluations.

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Association Between Executive Function and Problematic Adolescent Driving

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Ross

Stavrinos

2016

J Dev Behav Pediatr

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“…The Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function-Adult Version (BRIEF-A) (Roth, Isquith, & Gioia, 2005) assesses behavioral disruptions spanning nine domains of executive function (inhibit, shift, emotional control, self-monitor, initiate, working memory, plan/organize, task monitor, and organization of materials) over the past month. Previous research has shown the BRIEF to be related to negative driving outcomes in individuals after brain injury (Rike, Johansen, Ulleberg, Lundqvist, & Schanke, 2015; Rike, Ulleberg, Schultheis, Lundqvist, & Schanke, 2014) and with adolescent drivers (Pope, Ross, & Stavrinos, in press). To our knowledge no other study has assessed the BRIEF in relation to engagement in distracted driving.…”

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Mechanisms behind distracted driving behavior: The role of age and executive function in the engagement of distracted driving

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Bell

Stavrinos

2017

Accident Analysis & Prevention

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Performing secondary tasks, such as texting while driving, is associated with an increased risk of motor vehicle collisions (MVCs). While cognitive processes, such as executive function, are involved in driving, little is known about the relationship between executive control and willingness to engage in distracted driving. This study investigated the relationship between age, behavioral manifestations of executive function, and self-reported distracted driving behaviors. Executive difficulty (assessed with the BRIEF-A) as well as demographics (age and gender) was considered as possible predictors of engagement in distracted driving behaviors. Fifty-nine young, middle, and older adults self-reported executive difficulty and weekly engagement in distracted driving behaviors. Results revealed that while partially accounted for by age, global executive difficulty was uniquely related to engagement in distracted driving behaviors. Older age was associated with fewer weekly self-reported distracted driving behaviors while higher self-reported executive difficulty was associated with more frequent weekly engagement in distracted behavior. No significant differences were found between young and middle-aged adults on distracted driving behaviors. Findings conclude that distracted driving is a ubiquitous phenomenon evident in drivers of all ages. Possible mechanisms underlying distracted driving behavior could potentially be related to deficits in executive function.

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