Risky driving among young Australian drivers: Trends, precursors and correlates

Vassallo, Suzanne; Smart, Diana; Sanson, Ann; Harrison, Warren; Harris, Anne; Cockfield, Samantha; McIntyre, Allison

doi:10.1016/j.aap.2006.04.011

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“…A greater level of Excitement-Seeking was associated with a lower Aversion to Risk Taking which in turn negatively predicted Speeding. Vassallo et al (2007) also confirmed that self-reported antisocial behaviour was one of the strongest influences on later risky driving behaviour. Other important influences were the level of involvement with peers who were antisocial as well as the level of contact with police regarding driving offences.…”

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“…Vassallo et al (2007) found that by early adulthood (19-20 years), drivers who had no speeding violations were more anxious and depressed than those with one or more speeding violations. Our result suggests that anxiety is not related to driving behaviour.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…We have shown that, in addition to being inexperienced, young drivers with higher levels of excitement-seeking, lower levels of altruism, greater perceived likelihood of an accident, and a lower aversion to risk taking are also more likely to report greater speeding. Vassallo et al (2007) reported that the young adolescents (12-14 years) who later reported greater speeding behaviour were also more antisocial. Greater speeding was also associated with greater aggression as well as being more antisocial when data from mid-to-late adolescence (15-18 years) was compared.…”

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“…An Australian study of young adults' driving behaviour undertaken by Vassallo et al (2007) utilised longitudinal data of the psychosocial development of young people from infancy to early adulthood. The results of the study indicated that high levels of anti-social behaviour and aggression, and low levels of empathy were precursors to young drivers' involvement in risky driving and speeding violations.…”

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“…Researchers have concluded that young drivers' involvement in risky driving behaviour such as speeding is a major contributing factor to a higher rate of crashes and injuries (Laapotti, Keskinen, Hatakka, & Katila, 2001;Vassallo et al, 2007;West & Hall, 1997). The focus of this study was on the individual difference variables that were related to greater involvement in risky driving which included factors associated with risk perception and aspects of drivers' personality.…”

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Early childhood internalizing problems, externalizing problems and their co-occurrence and (mal)adaptive functioning in emerging adulthood: a 16-year follow-up study

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Purpose A vast amount of studies suggest that internalizing or externalizing problems are related to individual functioning, and often co-occur. Yet, a focus on their additive and interactive effects is scarce. Furthermore, most research has focused on a limited number of developmental domains and mostly on maladaptive functioning. Therefore, the current prospective study examined whether early childhood (ages 4–8) internalizing and externalizing problems and their interaction were related to a broad range of (mal)adaptive functioning outcomes in emerging adulthood (ages 20–24). Methods Data from the Flemish Study on Parenting, Personality and Development were used. At Time 1 (1999) mothers of 374 children (45% boys) and fathers of 357 children (46% boys) rated internalizing and externalizing problems through the Child Behavior Checklist. Outcomes in emerging adulthood were measured through self-reports 16 years later across the following domains: psychological functioning, social functioning, work, physical health, and self-concept. Results Early externalizing problems were related to maladaptive outcomes on the psychological and social domains. With regard to adaptive functioning, externalizing problems were associated with lower satisfaction regarding general health on the physical domain. Early internalizing problems were not associated with any emerging adulthood outcomes. The interaction of (father reported) internalizing and externalizing problems was related to aggressive behavior. Conclusion Early childhood externalizing problems were associated with maladaptive and adaptive functioning over a time span of 16 years. The results add to studies on the implementation of prevention and intervention programs in early childhood and to the value for developing personalized interventions.

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Risky driving among young Australian drivers: Trends, precursors and correlates

Cited by 79 publications

References 20 publications

Relationships between young drivers’ personality characteristics, risk perceptions, and driving behaviour

Relationships between young drivers’ personality characteristics, risk perceptions, and driving behaviour

A Study on the Effects of Intrinsic Motivation from Self-determination on Driving Skill

Early childhood internalizing problems, externalizing problems and their co-occurrence and (mal)adaptive functioning in emerging adulthood: a 16-year follow-up study

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