@article{ref1,
title="Associations of mental health with driving while impaired and risky driving in emerging adults",
journal="Traffic injury prevention",
year="2021",
author="Li, Kaigang and Vaca, Federico E. and Courtney, Jimikaye B. and Haynie, Denise L. and Simons-Morton, Bruce G.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: Examined cross-sectional associations of driving while impaired (DWI) and risky driving with mental and psychosomatic health among U.S. emerging adults. <br><br>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. <br><br>RESULTS: Higher depressive and psychosomatic symptoms were associated with modestly higher likelihood of DWI (Adjusted odds ratio [AOR] ranged from 1.02 to 1.03 and from 1.04 to 1.05, respectively) and higher C-RDS scores (b ranged from 0.06 to 0.12 and from 0.08 to 0.23, respectively) in years 1-4 after high school. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Depressive and psychosomatic symptoms were associated with greater DWI and risky driving in all 4 years after high school. Negative mental and psychosomatic health should be targeted components of DWI and risky driving prevention to lower fatal motor vehicle crashes among emerging adults.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1538-9588",
doi="10.1080/15389588.2020.1852225",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15389588.2020.1852225"
}