title: Is there a connection between car accidents, near accidents, and type A drivers?
abstract: The authors examined Type A behavior pattern, which has been investigated primarily as a risk factor for coronary heart disease, as a risk factor for car accidents and near accidents. Type A behavior pattern, which is characterized by excessive impatience, competitiveness, hostility, and time pressure, was assessed by means of the Videotaped Structured Interview. One hundred thirty-five Swedish car drivers (66 men and 69 women) were studied: 78 Type A and 58 Type B (that is, not having, Type A behavior). Time pressure was significantly associated with near accidents when age, sex, annual mileage, and urban driving were controlled in a multivariate model.
authors.affiliation: Research Centre of General Medicine, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Karlberg
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Undén
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Elofsson
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Krakau
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000523:psychology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010552:Personality Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D013548:Sweden; D013998:Time Perception; D014434:Type A Personality