Citation

Magnavita N, Narda R, Sani L, Carbone A, De Lorenzo G, Sacco A. Br. J. Med. Psychol. 1997; 70(1): 103-107.

Affiliation

Institute of Occupational Medicine, Catholic University School of Medicine, Rome, Italy.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1997, British Psychological Society)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9093755

Abstract

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.

Language: en