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Profiles of Risky Driving Behaviors in Adolescent Drivers: A Cluster Analysis of a Representative Sample from Tuscany Region (Italy)

(1) Background: Research on patterns of risky driving behaviors (RDBs) in adolescents is scarce. This study aims to identify distinctive patterns of RDBs and to explore their characteristics in a representative sample of adolescents. (2) Methods: this is a cross-sectional study of a representative s...

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Autores principales: Lastrucci, Vieri, Innocenti, Francesco, Lorini, Chiara, Berti, Alice, Silvestri, Caterina, Lazzeretti, Marco, Voller, Fabio, Bonaccorsi, Guglielmo
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8296188/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34208307
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18126362
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author Lastrucci, Vieri
Innocenti, Francesco
Lorini, Chiara
Berti, Alice
Silvestri, Caterina
Lazzeretti, Marco
Voller, Fabio
Bonaccorsi, Guglielmo
author_facet Lastrucci, Vieri
Innocenti, Francesco
Lorini, Chiara
Berti, Alice
Silvestri, Caterina
Lazzeretti, Marco
Voller, Fabio
Bonaccorsi, Guglielmo
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description (1) Background: Research on patterns of risky driving behaviors (RDBs) in adolescents is scarce. This study aims to identify distinctive patterns of RDBs and to explore their characteristics in a representative sample of adolescents. (2) Methods: this is a cross-sectional study of a representative sample of Tuscany Region students aged 14–19 years (n = 2162). The prevalence of 11 RDBs was assessed and a cluster analysis was conducted to identify patterns of RDBs. ANOVA, post hoc pairwise comparisons and multivariate logistic regression models were used to characterize cluster membership. (3) Results: four distinct clusters of drivers were identified based on patterns of RDBs; in particular, two clusters—the Reckless Drivers (11.2%) and the Careless Drivers (21.5%)—showed high-risk patterns of engagement in RDBs. These high-risk clusters exhibited the weakest social bonds, the highest psychological distress, the most frequent participation in health compromising and risky behaviors, and the highest risk of a road traffic accident. (4) Conclusion: findings suggest that it is possible to identify typical profiles of RDBs in adolescents and that risky driving profiles are positively interrelated with other risky behaviors. This clustering suggests the need to develop multicomponent prevention strategies rather than addressing specific RDBs in isolation.
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spelling pubmed-82961882021-07-23 Profiles of Risky Driving Behaviors in Adolescent Drivers: A Cluster Analysis of a Representative Sample from Tuscany Region (Italy) Lastrucci, Vieri Innocenti, Francesco Lorini, Chiara Berti, Alice Silvestri, Caterina Lazzeretti, Marco Voller, Fabio Bonaccorsi, Guglielmo Int J Environ Res Public Health Article (1) Background: Research on patterns of risky driving behaviors (RDBs) in adolescents is scarce. This study aims to identify distinctive patterns of RDBs and to explore their characteristics in a representative sample of adolescents. (2) Methods: this is a cross-sectional study of a representative sample of Tuscany Region students aged 14–19 years (n = 2162). The prevalence of 11 RDBs was assessed and a cluster analysis was conducted to identify patterns of RDBs. ANOVA, post hoc pairwise comparisons and multivariate logistic regression models were used to characterize cluster membership. (3) Results: four distinct clusters of drivers were identified based on patterns of RDBs; in particular, two clusters—the Reckless Drivers (11.2%) and the Careless Drivers (21.5%)—showed high-risk patterns of engagement in RDBs. These high-risk clusters exhibited the weakest social bonds, the highest psychological distress, the most frequent participation in health compromising and risky behaviors, and the highest risk of a road traffic accident. (4) Conclusion: findings suggest that it is possible to identify typical profiles of RDBs in adolescents and that risky driving profiles are positively interrelated with other risky behaviors. This clustering suggests the need to develop multicomponent prevention strategies rather than addressing specific RDBs in isolation. MDPI 2021-06-11 /pmc/articles/PMC8296188/ /pubmed/34208307 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18126362 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Lastrucci, Vieri
Innocenti, Francesco
Lorini, Chiara
Berti, Alice
Silvestri, Caterina
Lazzeretti, Marco
Voller, Fabio
Bonaccorsi, Guglielmo
Profiles of Risky Driving Behaviors in Adolescent Drivers: A Cluster Analysis of a Representative Sample from Tuscany Region (Italy)
title Profiles of Risky Driving Behaviors in Adolescent Drivers: A Cluster Analysis of a Representative Sample from Tuscany Region (Italy)
title_full Profiles of Risky Driving Behaviors in Adolescent Drivers: A Cluster Analysis of a Representative Sample from Tuscany Region (Italy)
title_fullStr Profiles of Risky Driving Behaviors in Adolescent Drivers: A Cluster Analysis of a Representative Sample from Tuscany Region (Italy)
title_full_unstemmed Profiles of Risky Driving Behaviors in Adolescent Drivers: A Cluster Analysis of a Representative Sample from Tuscany Region (Italy)
title_short Profiles of Risky Driving Behaviors in Adolescent Drivers: A Cluster Analysis of a Representative Sample from Tuscany Region (Italy)
title_sort profiles of risky driving behaviors in adolescent drivers: a cluster analysis of a representative sample from tuscany region (italy)
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8296188/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34208307
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18126362
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