Chliaoutakis J E, Darviri C, Demakakos P T
Department of Social Work, Technological Educational Institution of Athens, Greece.
Accid Anal Prev. 1999 Nov;31(6):771-80. doi: 10.1016/s0001-4575(99)00040-8.
Young drivers (18-24) both in Greece and elsewhere appear to have high rates of road traffic accidents. Many factors contribute to the creation of these high road traffic accidents rates. It has been suggested that lifestyle is an important one. The main objective of this study is to find out and clarify the (potential) relationship between young drivers' lifestyle and the road traffic accident risk they face. Moreover, to examine if all the youngsters have the same elevated risk on the road or not. The sample consisted of 241 young Greek drivers of both sexes. The statistical analysis included factor analysis and logistic regression analysis. Through the principal component analysis a ten factor scale was created which included the basic lifestyle traits of young Greek drivers. The logistic regression analysis showed that the young drivers whose dominant lifestyle trait is alcohol consumption or drive without destination have high accident risk, while these whose dominant lifestyle trait is culture, face low accident risk. Furthermore, young drivers who are religious in one way or another seem to have low accident risk. Finally, some preliminary observations on how health promotion should be put into practice are discussed.
在希腊和其他地方，年轻驾驶员（18至24岁）似乎交通事故发生率很高。许多因素导致了这些高交通事故率的产生。有人认为生活方式是一个重要因素。本研究的主要目的是找出并阐明年轻驾驶员的生活方式与他们所面临的道路交通事故风险之间（潜在的）关系。此外，还要研究是否所有年轻人在路上都有同样升高的风险。样本包括241名希腊年轻男女驾驶员。统计分析包括因子分析和逻辑回归分析。通过主成分分析创建了一个包含希腊年轻驾驶员基本生活方式特征的十因子量表。逻辑回归分析表明，主要生活方式特征为饮酒或无目的地驾驶的年轻驾驶员事故风险高，而主要生活方式特征为文化的年轻驾驶员事故风险低。此外，以某种方式笃信宗教的年轻驾驶员似乎事故风险低。最后，讨论了关于如何将健康促进付诸实践的一些初步观察结果。
