title: Personality correlates of accident-proneness in auto-rickshaw drivers in India.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We examined the personality correlates of accident-proneness of auto-rickshaw drivers in the Indian city of Ranchi.
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a cross-sectional study in which 50 male drivers aged 18-50 years, selected randomly from a list of licensed auto-rickshaw drivers in Ranchi, were assessed with a Hindi version of Cattell's 16 Personality Factors (16-PF) Questionnaire.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was a significantly higher frequency of breaking rules, crossing speed limits, substance use and a trend towards a higher frequency of carrying extra persons (i.e., more than recommended) in accident-prone drivers. There was significant negative correlation of accident-proneness with 16-PF factors such as reasoning, rule consciousness, apprehension and emotional stability.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Personality characteristics with lower scores of reasoning, rule consciousness, apprehension and emotional stability are common in commercial auto-rickshaw drivers with high accident-proneness.
authors.affiliation: Central Institute of Psychiatry, Kanke, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.
authors.forename: Manglesh Kumar
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Manglam
authors.forename: Vinod Kumar
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Sinha
authors.forename: Samir Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Praharaj
authors.forename: Dipanjan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bhattacharjee
authors.forename: Anindya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Das
mesh_terms: D000057:Accident Proneness; D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010555:Personality Inventory; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires