Association of personality traits and traffic accident involvement: a multicenter case-control study in Iran.
Drivers involved in severe accidents tended to exhibit higher levels of neuroticism and lower levels of extraversion, conscientiousness, and agreeableness, as measured by the NEO-FFI. Regression analysis revealed that elevated neuroticism and diminished conscientiousness were significantly associated with high-risk driving behaviors. Although assessing personality traits can aid in predicting risky driving, this association is not definitive, and caution should be exercised when generalizing these findings.
Authors
- Reza Fereidooni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5131-3291)
- Seyyed Hamidreza Ayatizadeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8876-5881)
- Kamran Bagheri Lankarani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7524-9017)
- Mina Sadeghi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2755-7100)
- Amin Reza Masoumi
- Mohammad-Rafi Bazrafshan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3655-7778)
- Yaser Sarikhani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0615-9210)
- Seyed Taghi Heydari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7711-1137)
- Saeed Kargar Soleimanabad
- Tahereh Ghahramani
- Zivar Amani
Institutions
- Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Jahrom University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Islamic Azad University, Larestan Branch (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2025-10-07
- Primary Topic
- Health and Well-being Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00