Investigating associations of internalizing, externalizing, and ADHD symptoms with dimensions of self-reported driving

Miller, LR (通讯作者),Dept Psychol, 217 Audubon Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 USA.
2022-12
Introduction: Crash-causing, unsafe driving behaviors have been associated with a number of psychological disorders and symptoms. Few studies have aimed to tease apart the relationships between different symptom dimensions with driving. To address generalizability issues with consistency and comprehensive measurement of symptoms, the current study aimed to (1) explore unique associations between two broad dimensions of psychopathology symptoms and risky driving, and to (2) evaluate the incremental validity of attention-deficit/hyperactivity dis-order (ADHD) symptoms in predicting risky driving.Method: A sample of 372 young adults (mean age = 19.7; 92% female) and a more nationally representative sample of 350 adults (mean age = 45.9, 50.3% female) remotely took part in a Qualtrics study. The survey included self-reported measures of internalizing symptoms, exter-nalizing symptoms, ADHD symptoms, and risky driving behavior..Results: While internalizing and externalizing symptoms in young adults were uniquely related to negative emotions and reckless decisions while driving, respectively, both dimensions of symp-toms were related to negative emotions and reckless decisions in the more nationally represen-tative sample. Across both samples, internalizing and externalizing symptoms were related to dimensions of aggressive driving behaviors. ADHD-specific symptom dimensions accounted for significant variance beyond broad internalizing and externalizing symptoms for negative emo-tions and reckless decisions while driving across both samples.Conclusions: Our findings extend prior work investigating diagnostic category and symptom -specific contributions to driving by examining associations between robust symptom measures and self-reported driving. Moreover, the findings suggest ADHD-specific symptoms, beyond broad psychopathology symptom dimensions, are still important for understanding the impact of psy-chopathology on unsafe driving.Practical applications: With broad psychopathology symptoms increasingly used to explore func-tional impacts of psychopathology, it is important to note that disorder-specific symptoms should not be overlooked; especially in future work examining objective functioning.
JOURNAL OF TRANSPORT & HEALTH
卷号:27
ISSN:2214-1405|收录类别:SSCI
语种
英语
来源机构
Louisiana State University System; Louisiana State University
被引频次(WOS)
0
被引频次(其他)
0
180天使用计数
3
2013以来使用计数
3
出版年
2022-12
DOI
10.1016/j.jth.2022.101514
学科领域
循证公共卫生
关键词
Risky driving Mental health Emotional distress Disinhibition ADHD
WOS学科分类
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health Transportation