Reckless driving in adolescence: ‘State’ and ‘trait’ factors

Reckless driving practices were studied among 139 high school students aged 17–18. A majority of both boys and girls reported driving at high speeds, and a majority of boys reported racing in a car and passing in a no-passing zone. About one-quarter of boys and girls reported driving while intoxicat...

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Published inAccident analysis and prevention Vol. 29; no. 1; pp. 57 - 63
Main Authors Arnett, Jeffrey Jensen, Offer, Daniel, Fine, Mark A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 1997
Subjects
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior
Adolescents
Aggression
Aggressiveness
Anger
Automobile Driving - psychology
Automobiles
Driving
Female
Humans
Male
Risk-Taking
Sensation seeking
Temperament
Driving
Adolescents
Automobiles
Sensation seeking
Aggressiveness
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Summary:Reckless driving practices were studied among 139 high school students aged 17–18. A majority of both boys and girls reported driving at high speeds, and a majority of boys reported racing in a car and passing in a no-passing zone. About one-quarter of boys and girls reported driving while intoxicated. Sensation seeking and aggressiveness were found to be related to reckless driving practices. Fifty-nine of the students kept a log of their driving episodes over a 10-day period. Analysis of these data indicated that the participants drove faster when in an angry mood than when in any other mood. Also, they drove faster when alone or with friends than when their parents were present.
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ISSN:0001-4575
1879-2057
DOI:10.1016/S0001-4575(97)87007-8