TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Road rage in Sri Lanka: prevalence and psychiatric distress
JO  - Ceylon medical journal
A1  - Rodrigo, A.
A1  - Perera, D.
A1  - Eranga, V. P.
A1  - Peris, M. U.
A1  - Pathmeswaran, A.
SP  - 86
EP  - 90
VL  - 60
IS  - 3
N2  - INTRODUCTION: Road traffic accidents are a major public health concern in Sri Lanka. Aggressive and reckless driving is an important contributor to the high rate of road traffic accidents. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: We studied prevalence, nature, determinants and associated psychiatric morbidity of road rage among motorists in Sri Lanka. <br><br>METHODS Data were gathered from 238 randomly selected motorists in Sri Lanka using a modified questionnaire regarding road rage and the 6-item version of Kessler's psychological distress scale. <br><br>RESULTS: While 98.7% participants reported being victims of road rage, 85.3% were involved in offending behaviour. However actual physical assault (0.8%) and damage to vehicles (2.5%) were rare. Male gender, young age, increased traffic density and driving a three-wheeler or bus were associated with daily road rage victimisation and perpetration. Psychiatric distress was associated with being a victim of road rage. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: High prevalence of road rage in Sri Lanka and significant psychiatric distress associated with it indicate the necessity of interventions at least for target groups.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0009-0875
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/cmj.v60i3.8186
ID  - ref1
ER  -