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NONFATAL TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN RELATION TO BIOGRAPHICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND RELIGIOUS FACTORS

THIS REPORT COMPARES THE BIOGRAPHICAL, PERSONALITY AND RELIGIOUS FACTORS THOUGHT TO BE RELATED TO NONFATAL TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS AND ACCIDENTS OF A NONDRINKING GROUP (SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS--SDA) AND ITS MATCHED NEIGHBOR GROUP. THIS STUDY WAS PERFORMED TO DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATENESS OF COMPARING TRAFFIC ACCIDENT RATES OF THE NON-DRINKING SDA POPULATION WITH THAT OF A MATCHED POPULATION, WHICH NECESSITATED THE DETERMINATION OF HOW DIFFERENT THESE GROUPS WERE WITH RESPECT TO FACTORS OTHER THAN THEIR CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL. THE SDAS HAD A SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER MEAN SCORE ON ALCOHOLIC TENDENCY, AMBITION, AND MASCULINITY, BUT A HIGHER SCORE ON BENEVOLENCE, FRIENDLINESS, AND OBJECTIVITY. NO SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES WERE OBSERVED ON ACCIDENT ATTITUDE, VIOLATION ATTITUDE, GENERAL ACTIVITY, AND PERSONAL RELATIONS, ITEMS ON WHICH SCHUSTER AND GUILFORD FOUND SIGNIFICANT CORRELATIONS WITH VIOLATIONS AND ACCIDENTS IN THEIR STUDY GROUP. WITH RESPECT TO THE BIOGRAPHICAL VARIABLES, SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES WERE OBSERVED BETWEEN THE TWO GROUPS IN SUCH ITEMS AS CHURCH ATTENDANCE, BIBLE STUDY, AND PRAYER, AND THE DRINKING OF ALCOHOLIC AND NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND MILITARY SERVICE EXPERIENCE. NO DIFFERENCES WERE OBSERVED BETWEEN THE GROUPS IN ITEMS SUCH AS NIGHT DRIVING, RUSH-HOUR DRIVING, FREEWAY DRIVING, AVERAGE MILEAGE, AND MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS. IN A STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIP OF ACCIDENT RATES TO VARIOUS FACTORS, MILITARY SERVICE EXPERIENCE, BIBLE READING, AND DRINKING OF ALCOHOL TURNED OUT TO BE THE MOST IMPORTANT.

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  • Authors:
    • Kuzma, J W
    • Dysinger, P W
    • Strutz, P
    • ABBEY, D
  • Publication Date: 1973-4

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  • Accession Number: 00224314
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Jul 8 1973 12:00AM