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Associations between psychoactive substance use and sensation seeking behavior among drivers in Norway
- Source :
- BMC Public Health, 20(1):23. BioMed Central Ltd, BMC Public Health, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2020), BMC Public Health
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Research Square Platform LLC, 2019.
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Abstract
- Background/aim Drug use and risky driving is associated with sensation seeking. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between use of psychoactive substances and levels of the sensation seeking personality trait as measured with the Brief Sensation Seeking Scale 4 among drivers in Norway. Method A cross-sectional design was applied to estimate the association between psychoactive substance use and sensation seeking behavior. Drivers in normal traffic were included in two roadside surveys: one in the north (September 2014 – October 2015) and the other in the south-east of Norway (April 2016 – April 2017). Oral fluid was analyzed for alcohol and psychoactive drugs, and data on sex, age and time of participation were recorded. Participants filled in the Brief Sensation Seeking Scale 4 questionnaire. Results A total of 8053 drivers were included, of which 32% were women and 62% were under 40 years. The prevalence of alcohol was 0.3%, stimulants 0.6%, tetrahydrocannabinol 1.4%, benzodiazepines and/or z-hypnotics 2.0% and polydrug use 0.6%. Associations were found between the use of tetrahydrocannabinol or benzodiazepines and/or z-hypnotics and a low score on the “thrill and adventure seeking” domain of the Brief Sensation Seeking Scale 4 (OR = 1.723, 95% C.I. = 1.001–2.966). Associations were also found between the use of stimulants and the highest scores on the “experience seeking” (OR = 2.085, 95% C.I. = 1.084–4.009) and “disinhibition” (OR = 4.791, 95% C.I. =1.748–13.135) domains of the Brief Sensation Seeking Scale 4. No associations were found between sensation seeking behavior and alcohol or polydrug use. Conclusion A high degree of sensation seeking was found among drivers who had used stimulating drugs, in contrast to drives who had used tetrahydrocannabinol and benzodiazepines and/or z-hypnotics who showed a low degree of sensation seeking. The combination of sensation seeking behavior and the use of stimulants might lead to increased risky behavior and thus traffic crashes.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
PREDICTOR
PLANNED BEHAVIOR
Substance-Related Disorders
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Sensation
030508 substance abuse
Poison control
DRUG-USE
ALCOHOL
Suicide prevention
Occupational safety and health
03 medical and health sciences
Risk-Taking
Surveys and Questionnaires
0502 economics and business
Injury prevention
Humans
Personality
Medicine
Sensation seeking
Driving Under the Influence
DRINK
media_common
Psychotropic Drugs
050210 logistics & transportation
PERSONALITY
Norway
business.industry
lcsh:Public aspects of medicine
05 social sciences
Accidents, Traffic
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Human factors and ergonomics
lcsh:RA1-1270
Psychoactive substances
Cross-Sectional Studies
Accidents
Female
Biostatistics
0305 other medical science
business
Driving under the influence (DUI)
Research Article
Clinical psychology
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14712458
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- BMC Public Health, 20(1):23. BioMed Central Ltd, BMC Public Health, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2020), BMC Public Health
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....8124d410f3445a7e448b5f4bff7e4029