Associations of mental health with driving while impaired and risky driving in emerging adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Examined cross-sectional associations of driving while impaired (DWI) and risky driving with mental and psychosomatic health among U.S. emerging adults.

Methods

Data were from years 1-4 after high school (waves 4-7) of the NEXT Generation Health Study, a nationally representative study starting with 10th grade (2009-2010). Outcome variables were DWI (dichotomous variable: ≥ 1 day vs. 0 days in the last 30 days) and risky driving Checkpoints Self-Reported Risky Driving Scale (C-RDS). Independent variables included depressive symptoms and psychosomatic symptoms. Multivariate logistic and linear regressions were conducted with complex survey features considered.

Results

Higher depressive and psychosomatic symptoms were associated with modestly higher likelihood

SUBMITTER: Li K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8428797 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature