Risky driving among young Australian drivers II: Co-occurrence with other problem behaviours

Metacognitive Skills in Driving

“…This finding is in line with Tasca (2010) and Vassallo et al (2008) [36,37], whose studies related aggressive driving with relatively young men drivers for a series of conditions; e.g., anonymity, sensation seeking or aggressiveness in social situations, being in an angry mood, believing they possess superior driving skills, and being in traffic congestion conditions. All these characteristics denote lack of control of mechanisms of thought regulation.…”

Examining relationships between anxiety and dangerous driving

“…It was also determined that drivers with higher anxiety exhibited more aggressive behaviors, which was attributed to poorer emotional adjustment. On the other hand, a study of over 1000 Australian young adult drivers found no connection between anxiety and risky diving (Vassallo et al, 2008). While sample types and methods used to assess anxiety (the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory versus the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales and Revised Manifest Anxiety Scale, respectively) differed, discrepant findings such as these highlight a need for further research.…”

The Impact of Depression on Driver Performance

“…The vast majority of studies relied on self-report which may have resulted in the underestimation of socially undesirable behaviours such as driver aggression. Several studies faced problems of low response rate or sample size and Depression & Driving 17 attrition, which may have impacted statistical power and generalizability (e.g., Fong et al 2001;Vassallo et al 2008). Still, the majority of epidemiological research examining the issue has provided evidence to suggest that depression contributes to driver aggression.…”

“…One of the few such studies was a longitudinal cohort study following 1,055 young Australian drivers over a 23-year period (Vassallo et al 2008). …”