Introduction

Previous literature supports the fact that posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomatology, as well as fear and avoidance of driving are possible consequences of road traffic crashes (RTC). The aim of the present study is to assess the relations between PTSD symptoms, fear and avoidance of driving, and aberrant driving behaviors, in a sample of Romanian drivers that were involved in an RTC in the last two years before conducting the study. Further, we wanted to identify the moderating role of gender in the relations between PTSD symptoms, fear and avoidance of driving, and aberrant driving behaviors.

Method

A sample comprising 162 participants (62.3% were men, Mage = 29.37) was involved in the study.

Results

The results showed that PTSD symptoms and a composite score of fear and avoidance of driving were positively associated with slips and lapses on the road and with the number of reported errors while driving. The path analysis revealed non-significant relations between fear and avoidance of driving and driving behaviors. Furthermore, multi-group analysis showed that the relations between PTSD symptoms and aberrant driving behaviors are significant only for men.

Conclusions

The implications of the results for traffic safety are discussed.

中文翻译：

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创伤后压力症状，恐惧和避免驾驶以及异常的驾驶行为。性别的调节作用

介绍

先前的文献支持以下事实：创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）的症状以及恐惧和避免驾驶是道路交通事故（RTC）的可能后果。本研究的目的是在进行研究之前的最近两年中，对参与RTC的罗马尼亚驾驶员进行评估，以评估PTSD症状，恐惧和避免驾驶以及异常驾驶行为之间的关系。此外，我们想确定性别在PTSD症状，恐惧和避免驾驶以及异常驾驶行为之间的关系中的调节作用。

方法

包括162名参与者（62.3％为男性，M年龄= 29.37）的样本参与了研究。

结果

结果表明，PTSD症状以及对恐惧和避免驾驶的综合评分与道路上的打滑和过失以及驾驶中报告的错误数量呈正相关。路径分析揭示了恐惧与避免驾驶以及驾驶行为之间的非显着关系。此外，多组分析表明，PTSD症状与异常驾驶行为之间的关系仅对男性有意义。

结论

讨论了结果对交通安全的影响。