PMID- 10868753
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20001019
LR  - 20190921
IS  - 0001-4575 (Print)
IS  - 0001-4575 (Linking)
VI  - 32
IP  - 4
DP  - 2000 Jul
TI  - Characterological, situational, and behavioral risk factors for motor vehicle 
      accidents: a prospective examination.
PG  - 505-15
AB  - The occurrence of motor vehicle accidents (MVAs) was studied prospectively in a 
      sample of 500 drivers aged 19-88. Over a 4-year interval from 1991 to 1995, 36% 
      of these drivers had a minor accident and 9% had a serious (injury-producing) 
      accident. Data collected in 1991 demonstrated that crashes could be predicted 
      from a combination of pre-existing characterological, situational, and behavioral 
      risk factors, and that these risk factors largely explained sex and age 
      differences in accident rates. The best predictors of future MVAs were younger 
      age, high hostility in combination with poor self-esteem, residence in a larger 
      city, recent relocation, high job stress, prior MVAs, and self-reported 
      tendencies to speed and disregard traffic rules. Failure to wear seat belts did 
      not predict accidents but did significantly influence the severity of accidents 
      that did occur; that is, those who had earlier reported using seat belts 'always' 
      were less likely than others to be injured when accidents did occur. Financial 
      stress increased the likelihood of involvement in more serious accidents.
FAU - Norris, F H
AU  - Norris FH
AD  - Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, Atlanta 30303, USA. 
      fnorris@gsu.edu
FAU - Matthews, B A
AU  - Matthews BA
FAU - Riad, J K
AU  - Riad JK
LA  - eng
GR  - 2 RO1 MH45069/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
PL  - England
TA  - Accid Anal Prev
JT  - Accident; analysis and prevention
JID - 1254476
SB  - IM
MH  - Accidents, Traffic/prevention & control/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Adult
MH  - Aged
MH  - Aged, 80 and over
MH  - Causality
MH  - *Character
MH  - Female
MH  - Georgia
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - North Carolina
MH  - Risk Factors
MH  - *Risk-Taking
MH  - *Social Environment
EDAT- 2000/06/27 11:00
MHDA- 2000/10/21 11:01
CRDT- 2000/06/27 11:00
PHST- 2000/06/27 11:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2000/10/21 11:01 [medline]
PHST- 2000/06/27 11:00 [entrez]
AID - S0001-4575(99)00068-8 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/s0001-4575(99)00068-8 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Accid Anal Prev. 2000 Jul;32(4):505-15. doi: 10.1016/s0001-4575(99)00068-8.