Personality subtypes of young moped drivers, their relationship to risk-taking behavior and involvement in road crashes in an Austrian sample

Brandau, Hannes; Daghofer, Fedor; Hofmann, Margret; Spitzer, Peter

doi:10.1016/j.aap.2011.03.030

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“…Prior research has established a connection between impulsivity and alcohol use [16,17,18,19]as well as injuries, such as those due to traffic accidents [20,21,22,23,24] and violence [25]. Impulsivity may serve as a common cause of both alcohol use and injury [14,26,27].…”

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Violent Behavior and Driving under the Influence of Alcohol: Prevalence and Association with Impulsivity among Individuals in Treatment for Alcohol Dependence in Poland

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Background: Driving while intoxicated or under the influence (DUI; for the purposes of this paper, we use the following terms synonymously: driving under the influence, driving while intoxicated, and drunk driving) and engaging in interpersonal violence are two injury-related problems of high public health importance that have both been linked to alcohol consumption. This study sought to estimate the prevalence of DUI and violence in a sample of individuals in treatment for alcohol dependence in Poland. Patient characteristics associated with DUI and violence involvement, with a particular focus on impulsivity, were examined. Methods: Three hundred and sixty-four patients consecutively admitted to four alcohol treatment programs in Warsaw, Poland participated in this study. Questions concerning history of interpersonal violence as well as those about DUI were derived from the Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test. Impulsivity level was measured using the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale 11, the Revised NEO Personality Inventory, and the stop-signal task. Results: Among all participants in the study, 148 (40.1%) had been arrested in the past for DUI, and 196 (55%) reported involvement in a fight under the influence of alcohol (FUI). The DUI group had a significantly earlier onset of alcohol problems, a longer period of heavy alcohol use, and fewer women in comparison to participants without a DUI history. FUI patients were significantly younger, with a younger average age of onset of drinking problems, longer period of heavy drinking, and lower percentage of women than the non-FUI group. Conclusion: Both of the self-reported measures of impulsivity indicated a higher level of impulsivity among participants from the FUI group than those from the non-FUI group.

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Violent Behavior and Driving under the Influence of Alcohol: Prevalence and Association with Impulsivity among Individuals in Treatment for Alcohol Dependence in Poland

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“…As far as we know, however, there are no assessment studies that show the beneficial effects on the increased risk specific to collisions between pedestrians and powered two wheelers. Concerning the even greater increased risk among moped users of hitting a pedestrian compared with the other categories of powered two-wheelers, it is probable that this increased risk comes at least in part from the various risk factors already well identified in the scientific literature, such as young age (Kopjar, 1999;Aare and Holst, 2003;Lardelli-Claret et al, 2005;Moskal, Martin and Laumon, 2012), inexperience (Yannis, Golias and Papadimitriou, 2005;SWOV, 2006;Blackman and Haworth, 2013), a greater tendency to intentionally break certain traffic rules (Van Elslande and Marechal, 2008;Steg and Van Brussel, 2009;Wang et al, 2012) and, more generally, to take risks (ECMT, 2000;Yannis, Golias and Papadimitriou, 2005;Brandau et al, 2011). For example, based on 94 in-depth inquiries into accident cases involving young moped drivers, Van Elslande and Marechal (2008) found that intentional violation of a safety rule occurs in nearly one in five cases whereas it is only seen in 5% of all cases in the general population.…”

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Powered two-wheeler drivers' risk of hitting a pedestrian in towns

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Fournier²,

Michel³

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“…Regarding the effect of driving aggression it was shown that high levels of aggressive driving predicts involvement in traffic accidents (Arnau-Sabates et al 2013;Sumer 2003;Lucidi et al 2010;Brandau et al 2011;Matthews et al 1991;Smith and Kirkham 1981;Loo 1979;Arthur and Doverspike 2001;Arthur and Graziano 1996), receiving a high number of fines and contraventions (Sansone et al 2012) as well as license suspension (Kim et al 2011).…”

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Developing of an English Version of the Aggressive Driving Behavior Test (AVIS). Improving the Construct Validity of Aggressive Driving

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The research investigated the psychometric properties and the discriminant validity of the English version of the Questionnaire for the Assessment of Aggressive Driving Behavior (AVIS). Study 1 assessed the psychometric properties of the instrument. Internal consistency ranged from 0.77 to 0.92. Exploratory factor analysis did not support the original five factor structure, Instrumental Aggression and Acting Out being unified in a single factor. Following the confirmatory factor analysis a version with 26 items and 3 factors was obtained. Inter-scale correlations showed that the dimensions of the AVIS are inter-correlated. Study 2 verified the discriminant validity of the English version of the AVIS by testing the relationships between the AVIS dimensions and the DAX (Driving Anger Expression Inventory) dimensions. The results showed good discriminant validity, the dimensions of the two instruments being uncorrelated. In conclusion, the findings contribute to the development of the driving aggression construct by adding new dimensions to it.

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Personality subtypes of young moped drivers, their relationship to risk-taking behavior and involvement in road crashes in an Austrian sample

Cited by 53 publications

References 20 publications

Violent Behavior and Driving under the Influence of Alcohol: Prevalence and Association with Impulsivity among Individuals in Treatment for Alcohol Dependence in Poland

Violent Behavior and Driving under the Influence of Alcohol: Prevalence and Association with Impulsivity among Individuals in Treatment for Alcohol Dependence in Poland

Powered two-wheeler drivers' risk of hitting a pedestrian in towns

Developing of an English Version of the Aggressive Driving Behavior Test (AVIS). Improving the Construct Validity of Aggressive Driving

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