Adolescent and young adult crash risk: sensation seeking, substance use propensity and substance use behaviors.
In a national youth sample, the propensity to use substances was more strongly related to motor vehicle crashes than use of any specific substance studied (cigarette, alcohol, marijuana). Substance use propensity was associated with sensation seeking, suggesting that increased crash risk for these youth is likely a result of general risk-taking tendencies.
Dunlop
Sally M
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Annenberg Public Policy Centre, Adolescent Risk Communication Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. sdunlop@asc.upenn.edu
Romer
Daniel
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D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012677:Sensation / Q000187:drug effects*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult