Young drivers who continue to drive while sleepy: What are the associated sleep‐ and driving‐related factors?
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Article Title | Young drivers who continue to drive while sleepy: What are the associated sleep‐ and driving‐related factors? |
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ERA Journal ID | 16495 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | |
Author | Watling, Christopher N. |
Journal Title | Journal of Sleep Research |
Journal Citation | 29 (3), pp. 1-7 |
Article Number | e12900 |
Number of Pages | 7 |
Year | 2019 |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0962-1105 |
1365-2869 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/jsr.12900 |
Web Address (URL) | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jsr.12900 |
Abstract | Crashes due to sleepiness account for a substantial proportion of road crash incidents. The purpose of the current study was to examine several sleep-related factors and driving-related factors for their association with self-reports of continuing to drive while sleepy. In total 257 young drivers aged 18-25 years completed an online survey that assessed factors such as sleep quality, sleep duration and consistency, excessive daytime sleepiness, experiences with sleepiness and their driving-related behaviours. The results demonstrate that being older, having a perceived ability to overcome sleepiness, committing more highway code violations and having experienced a sleep-related close call were positively associated with an increased likelihood of continuing to drive while sleepy. The obtained results highlight the acceptance of performing risky driving behaviours among some younger drivers. Younger drivers’ risky driving behaviour is certainly a road safety concern given the impairment associated with sleepiness and their over-representation in road crash incidents. |
Keywords | driving-related factors; overcome sleepiness; sleep-related close calls; sleep-related factors; sleepiness; young drivers |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420604. Injury prevention |
520206. Psychophysiology | |
520404. Memory and attention | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | Queensland University of Technology |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
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