Properties of the Driving Behavior Survey among individuals with motor vehicle accident-related posttraumatic stress disorder

Data suggest anxious drivers may engage in problematic behaviors that place themselves and others at increased risk of negative traffic events. Three domains of problematic behavior – exaggerated safety/caution, performance deficits, and hostile/aggressive behaviors – previously were identified during development of the Driving Behavior Survey (DBS), a novel measure of anxiety-related behavior. Extending this research, the current study examined the psychometric properties of DBS scores among individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) subsequent to motor vehicle trauma (N = 40). Internal consistencies and 12-week test–retest reliabilities for DBS scales ranged from good to excellent. Comparison of scores to normative student data indicated dose–response relationships for safety/caution and performance deficit subscales, with increased frequency of anxious behavior occurring within the PTSD sample. Associations with standard clinical measures provide additional evidence for anxiety-related driving behavior as a unique marker of functional impairment, distinct from both avoidance and disorder-specific symptoms.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2013.10.008
• Record URL:
  • http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0887618513002090
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  • Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Clapp, Joshua D
  • Baker, Aaron S
  • Litwack, Scott D
  • Sloan, Denise M
  • Beck, J Gayle
• Publication Date: 2014-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 1-7
• Serial:
  • Journal of Anxiety Disorders
  • Volume: 28
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0887-6185
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/08876185

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Anxiety; Behavior; Driving; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Safety; Surveys; Traffic crashes
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01522903
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 24 2014 11:45AM