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Type A behaviour pattern and traffic accidents
Author(s) -
Magnavita Nicola,
Narda Roberto,
Sani Lorenzo,
Carbone Antonella,
Lorenzo Giuseppe,
Sacco Angelo
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
british journal of medical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.102
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 2044-8341
pISSN - 0007-1129
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8341.1997.tb01890.x
Subject(s) - logistic regression , confounding , odds ratio , traffic accident , odds , demography , psychology , poison control , injury prevention , occupational safety and health , cohort , suicide prevention , human factors and ergonomics , scale (ratio) , medicine , environmental health , forensic engineering , geography , engineering , cartography , sociology , pathology
This study examines the possible relationship between Type A behaviour pattern (TABP) and traffic accident risk in a cohort of traffic policemen. Data were gathered from 86 police drivers from a small Italian town, using the Bortner questionnaire. Results reveal that police drivers with Type A behaviour had higher traffic accident risk than those with lower scores at the Bortner scale. Adjusted odds ratio was 4.2 (95 per cent CI: 1.17–15.17) after correction for confounding variables in multiple logistic regression.