Title: Analysis on the relationship between mental health and coping style,personality character among drunk drivers
Abstract: Objective To explore the relationship between mental health and coping style,personality characters among drunk drivers.Methods 60 drunk drivers(as study group)and 60 drivers without drunk driving history(as control group)were investigated by Symptom Check List 90(SCL-90),Coping Styles Questionnaire(CSQ),Eysenck Personality Questionnaire(EPQ),and comparative analysis were carried out.Results The total scores of SCL-90 and all factors except obsession factor in drunk driver were higher than that of control group(P0.05).The CSQ scores of self-accusation,fantasy and retreat of study group were higher than of control group,and EPQ scores of neuroticism,psychoticism of study group were higher than of control group significantly(P0.05).In study group,there were positive correlation between the scores of SCL-90 and the scores of self-accusation,fantasy and retreat in CSQ(r:0.334-0.556).The scores of SCL-90 were positive related with the scores of neuroticism,psychoticism in EPQ(r:0.285-0.515).Conclusion It is suggested that there were more psychological problem,immature coping style,neuroticism and psychoticism character among drunk drivers.The targeted intervention based on their psychological characteristics should be given to reduce drunk driving.
Publication Year: 2013
Publication Date: 2013-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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