Executive Functioning as a Predictor of Adverse Driving Outcomes in Teen Drivers With ADHD.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The present study examined the association between executive functioning (EF) and risky driving behaviors in teens with ADHD.

Method

Teens diagnosed with ADHD (n = 179; M_age = 17.4 years) completed two 15-min drives in a fixed-base driving simulator. EF was assessed using parent- and self-report Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Functioning (BRIEF-2), a temporal reproduction task, and a Go/No-Go task (GNG). Driving outcomes included known predictors of crashes: count of long (>2 s) off-road glances, standard deviation (SD) of lane position (SDLP), mean speed, and SD speed. Generalized linear mixed models, controlling for intelligence and driving experience, were conducted.

Results

Higher rates of GNG commission errors predicted

SUBMITTER: Lynch JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10879659 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature