The relationship between ADHD symptoms and driving behavior in college students: The mediating effects of negative emotions and emotion control

Oliver, Michele; Han, Ke; Bos, Alexander J; Backs, Richard W.

doi:10.1016/j.trf.2015.01.005

Cited by 20 publications

(10 citation statements)

References 30 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…One study provided direct evidence for this hypothesis: anger and hostility partially mediated the link between ADHD and risky driving [47]. Other studies provided indirect evidence by showing higher levels of both driving anger and risky driving in adults with ADHD [48][49][50].…”

Section: Angermentioning

confidence: 99%

Risk-Taking Behavior in Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): a Review of Potential Underlying Mechanisms and of Interventions

Pollak

Dekkers

Shoham

et al. 2019

Curr Psychiatry Rep

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Purpose of Review Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is associated with several forms of risk-taking behavior (RTB). This paper aims to examine the scope of ADHD-related RTB, to highlight potential underlying mechanisms of this association, and to review initial evidence for interventions aimed to treat ADHD-related RTB. Recent Findings Multiple lines of evidence indicate that ADHD is associated with real-life RTB across several domains (e.g., reckless driving, substance use, and unprotected sex), which is corroborated by evidence on laboratory risk-taking tasks. Several individual differences, some of them informed by decision theory, e.g., comorbid disorders, parental monitoring, and perceived enlarged benefits of RTB, may explain the link between ADHD and RTB. A number of studies showed that interventions designed for ADHD may reduce RTB. Summary ADHD is linked to RTB across several domains. Decision theory may serve as a conceptual framework for understanding the underlying mechanisms, and thus may inform future research.

show abstract

Section: Angermentioning

confidence: 99%

Risk-Taking Behavior in Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): a Review of Potential Underlying Mechanisms and of Interventions

Pollak

Dekkers

Shoham

et al. 2019

Curr Psychiatry Rep

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…The current study is among the very few studies that have specifically investigated an association between ADHD symptoms and risk of pedestrian crash. The association between pedestrian injuries and ADHD is largely ignored in literature and we retrieved one article specifically investigating the ADHD in pedestrian safety as well as two other simulator studies [51][52][53][54]. The study conducted in virtual reality interestingly found that adolescents with ADHD had greater variability in road-crossing behavior, and showed twice as many collisions as compared to controls (52).…”

Section: Adhd and Pedestrians Crash Injuriesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Adult ADHD screening scores and hospitalization due to pedestrian injuries: a case-control study

et al. 2020

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Abstracts Background The aim of this study was to investigate the association between adult ADHD screening scores and hospitalization due to pedestrian injuries in a sample of Iranian pedestrians. Methods Through a case-control study, a case population of 177 pedestrians injured by the vehicles in road traffic crashes were compared with 177 controls who lacked a record of intentional or unintentional injuries enrolled from various wards of Imam Reza University Hospital which is a specialty teaching hospital located in the same city with similar referral level. The cases and controls had an age range of 18–65 years and were matched on gender and age. ADHD symptom profile was assessed using the Persian Self-report Screening Version of the Conner’s Adult ADHD Rating Scales (CAARS-S:SV). The association of ADHD screening score and pedestrian injuries was investigated using multiple binary logistic regression to investigate the independent effect of ADHD index score on belonging to case group. Both crude and adjusted odds ratios were reported. Results Men comprised 86.4% of the study subjects. The crude odds ratios for all the four ADHD subscales to be associated with pedestrian injuries were 1.05, 1.08, and 1.04 for the subscales A (attention deficit), B (hyperactivity/impulsiveness) and ADHD index respectively. However, the association for subscale A was not statistically significant with a borderline p-value. The final multivariate analysis showed that variables associated with pedestrian injuries in the road traffic crashes were ADHD Index score (OR = 1.06, 95% CI: 1.01–1.12); economic status (including household income and expenditure capacity); educational level and total walking time per 24 h. Conclusions Adult ADHD screening score can predict pedestrian injuries leading to hospitalization independently from sex, age, economic status, educational level and pedestrian exposure to traffic environment (average walking time).

show abstract

“…Those features are associated with mental health problems and unfavorable psychosocial outcomes in the mid- and long-term 16–18 . For instance, high levels of emotional lability explain a substantial portion of variance related to the morbidity and burden of adult ADHD 12 , and ERD was associated with significant functional impairments such as professional and familial instability 17,19 , as well as high-risk behaviors, such as risky sexual or driving behaviors 19,20 . Accordingly, ERD has been recognized as an important dimension of ADHD 15,21,22 , but is neither considered in the diagnostic criteria for the disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 23,24 nor in the International Classification of Diseases 10th revision 25 .…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Emotional dysregulation subgroups in patients with adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): a cluster analytic approach

Hirsch¹,

Chavanon

Christiansen

2019

Sci Rep

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Emotion regulation deficits (ERD) are evident in about 34–70% of the adults with ADHD. In contrast to this, they are not considered in the diagnostic criteria of the disorder. In a recent study of our research group using confirmatory factor analysis, we modeled positive and negative emotion as well as emotion regulation skills along with the classical ADHD-core symptoms. We showed that negative affect and the failure to apply adaptive emotion regulation skills were distinct and indicative dimensions in adult ADHD. In this study, we used a person-centered approach based on cluster analysis to subtype patients on the presence or relative absence of ERD. This results in important information to individualize treatment decisions. We found two clusters, with cluster 2 showing high ERD that were associated with higher impairments indicated by depressive mood, negative affect and elevated psychological distress. There were also higher rates of comorbidity in cluster 2 such as somatoform disorders which were associated with ERD. Women were overrepresented in this cluster 2. Neuropsychological variables did not contribute significantly to cluster formation. In conclusion, ADHD in adults is a heterogeneous disorder with specific subgroups that need differential treatment approaches.

show abstract

The relationship between ADHD symptoms and driving behavior in college students: The mediating effects of negative emotions and emotion control

Cited by 20 publications

References 30 publications

Risk-Taking Behavior in Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): a Review of Potential Underlying Mechanisms and of Interventions

Risk-Taking Behavior in Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): a Review of Potential Underlying Mechanisms and of Interventions

Adult ADHD screening scores and hospitalization due to pedestrian injuries: a case-control study

Emotional dysregulation subgroups in patients with adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): a cluster analytic approach

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About