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Among substance-abusing traffic offenders, poor sleep and poor general health predict lower driving skills but not slower reaction times
JournalArticle (Originalarbeit in einer wissenschaftlichen Zeitschrift)
 
ID 4597826
Author(s) Abdoli, Nasrin; Sadeghi Bahmani, Dena; Farnia, Vahid; Alikhani, Mostafa; Golshani, Sanobar; Holsboer-Trachsler, Edith; Brand, Serge
Author(s) at UniBasel Brand, Serge
Year 2018
Title Among substance-abusing traffic offenders, poor sleep and poor general health predict lower driving skills but not slower reaction times
Journal Psychology Research and Behavior Management
Volume 11
Pages / Article-Number 557-566
Keywords aggression; driving behavior; general health; reaction time; sleep
Abstract Traffic accidents are a significant health issue in Iran. Explanations for such accidents have included single consideration of the role of poor sleep and negative psychological trait and state variables. In this study, we examined whether and to what extent sleep, general health, and aggression can concomitantly predict driving behavior.; A total of 360 male traffic offenders (driving under substance use; mean age: 31 years) participated in this study. They completed the questionnaires covering sociodemographic, sleep-related, and behavior-related variables. In addition, their visual and acoustic reaction times were objectively tested.; Poor sleep, poor general health, and higher aggression scores were associated with self-rated poor driving behavior. Poor sleep was directly associated with poor driving behavior and indirectly via poor general health and aggression. In contrast, visual and acoustic reaction times were unrelated to sleep, general health, aggression, or self-rated driving behavior.; To our knowledge, this is the first study in Iran to assess concomitantly poor sleep, poor general health, and higher aggression scores as independent predictors of poor driving behavior among a larger sample of substance-abusing traffic offenders. Furthermore, visual and acoustic reaction times were unrelated to sleep, general health, aggression, and driving behavior. Finally, importantly, poor sleep predicted both directly and indirectly poor driving behavior.
Publisher Dove Medical Press
ISSN/ISBN 1179-1578
edoc-URL https://edoc.unibas.ch/77102/
Full Text on edoc Available
Digital Object Identifier DOI 10.2147/PRBM.S173946
PubMed ID http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30519130
ISI-Number WOS:000450333900001
Document type (ISI) Article
 
   

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