title: Drinking behavior, personality factors and high-risk driving. A review and theoretical formulation.
abstract: Literature concerned with five broad categories of psychosocial variables contributing to the risk of traffic accidents is reviewed: (1) demographic characteristics, (2) excessive alcohol use, (3) personality traits, (4) acute states of emotional distress and (5) driving-related attitudes. A theoretical cognitive-behavioral model is presented in an attempt to integrate the results concerning the influence of these different factors.
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000517:prevention & control; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D001290:Attitude; D001334:Automobile Driving; D006801:Humans; D010551:Personality; D012106:Research; D012309:Risk-Taking