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Road rage: relationships with borderline personality and driving citations
Randy A Sansone1, Charlene Lam, Michael W Wiederman
1Wright State University and Kettering Medical Center, Ohio, USA. Randy.sansone@khnetwork.org
International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine
|June 23, 2010
Summary
Approximately one-third of primary care patients reported road rage, a condition linked to higher rates of borderline personality disorder (BPD) and driving citations. This study highlights the prevalence of road rage and its association with personality traits and driving behaviors.
Area of Science:
- Psychiatry
- Public Health
- Traffic Safety
Background:
- Road rage is a significant public health concern.
- Understanding its prevalence and associated factors is crucial for intervention.
Purpose of the Study:
- Determine the prevalence of self-reported road rage in a primary care setting.
- Investigate the association between road rage and borderline personality disorder (BPD).
- Examine the relationship between road rage and driving citation history.
Main Methods:
- Cross-sectional survey of 419 primary care outpatients.
- Self-reported data collection on road rage, BPD, and driving citations.
Main Results:
- 35.3% of participants reported road rage.
- BPD was significantly more prevalent in individuals with road rage (24.8% vs. 9.8%).
- Road rage was associated with a higher number of driving citations (moving and non-moving violations) and license suspensions, but not vehicular crashes or driving while intoxicated.
Conclusions:
- Road rage is common in primary care samples.
- BPD may be a contributing factor to reckless driving behaviors associated with road rage.
- Individuals reporting road rage exhibit less disciplined driving habits, leading to more citations.
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