Aim: Risky driving behaviors are the most important cause of road accidents. It seems that attention deficit hyperactivity disorder plays a role in this regard. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the role of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in risky driving behaviors with emotion regulation difficulties.
Instrument & Methods: The statistical population of this descriptive-correlation study was all drivers of public and private vehicles of Tabriz City, Iran, in 2015. Finally, 210 people were selected using available sampling method. To collect data, adult Converge attention deficit hyperactivity disorder questionnaire, emotion difficulty scale and Manchester traffic behavior inventory were used. Data analysis was carried out using structural equation modeling method.
Findings: Attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder symptoms and emotion regulation difficulties had significant correlations with driving risk behaviors. The attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder had direct effects on driving slips and mistakes and indirect effects on intentional and un-intentional driving violations, with mediation of emotion regulation difficulties.
Conclusion: Slips and mistakes are directly affected by attention deficit hyperactivity disorder but driving violations are indirectly affected with mediation of emotion regulation difficulties.