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Alternative Title:
Inj Prev
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2014-041150
Personal Author:
McDonald, Catherine C. ; Sommers, Marilyn S. ; Fargo, Jamison D.
McDonald, Catherine C. ; Sommers, Marilyn S. ; Fargo, Jamison D. Less -
Description:
Background

Health-compromising behaviors in adolescents and adults co-occur. Because motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death and disability for these age groups, understanding the association between risky driving and other health compromising behaviors is critical.

Methods

We performed a secondary analysis of data from a randomized controlled trial of an intervention for participants who screened positive for risky driving and problem drinking. Using baseline data, we examined relationships among conduct behavior problems before and after age 15, depressive symptoms, sleep, problem drinking, and risky driving (hostile, reckless and drinking and driving) in late adolescents ages 18–24 (n= 110) and adults ages 25–44 (n= 202). We developed a measurement model for the entire sample using confirmatory factor analysis, which was then specified as a multi-group structural equation model.

Results

Late adolescents and adults had some similar associations for pathways through problem drinking to drinking and driving; depression to reckless driving; and conduct behavior problems after 15 to hostile driving. Late adolescents, however, had more complex relationships: depressive symptoms and conduct behavior problems before 15 were associated with more risky driving behaviors through multiple pathways and males reported more risky driving.

Conclusions

Risky driving is associated with other health-compromising behaviors and mental health factors. It is a multidimensional phenomenon more pronounced in late adolescence than adulthood. In order to promote safe driving, the findings support the need to consider behaviors that are a health threat in the late adolescent population during driving training and licensure.


Subjects:
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Accidents, Traffic Adolescent Adolescent Behavior Adult Age Factors Alcohol Drinking Article Automobile Driving Dangerous Behavior Depression Factor Analysis, Statistical Female Humans Male Mental Health Randomized Controlled Trials As Topic Risk-Taking Risk Factors Sex Factors Young Adult
Source:
Inj Prev. 20(6):365-372.
Pubmed ID:
24814717
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC4225190
Document Type:
Journal Article
Funding:
K99 NR013548/NR/NINR NIH HHS/United States ; K99NR013548/NR/NINR NIH HHS/United States ; R00 NR013548/NR/NINR NIH HHS/United States ; R49CE523225/CE/NCIPC CDC HHS/United States ; T32 NR007100/NR/NINR NIH HHS/United States ; ... More +
K99 NR013548/NR/NINR NIH HHS/United States ; K99NR013548/NR/NINR NIH HHS/United States ; R00 NR013548/NR/NINR NIH HHS/United States ; R49CE523225/CE/NCIPC CDC HHS/United States ; T32 NR007100/NR/NINR NIH HHS/United States ; T32NR007100/NR/NINR NIH HHS/United States Less -
Place as Subject:
Midwestern United States
Collection(s):
CDC Public Access
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:10b458cd91f6be4ec498a305b7935283c4d5392f794f846871e37b808f342922
Download URL:
https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/30168/cdc_30168_DS1.pdf
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