Psychopathological factors affecting the dysfunction of drivers' behavior

Traffic accidents impose huge material costs on society. Although several factors play a role in the occurrence of these accidents, it appears that "driving misconduct" is at the forefront of these factors; Therefore, in this study, the role of several psychopathological factors in the occurrence of this type of abuse has been investigated. In this study, using a correlational research method and using a multi-stage cluster sampling method, a sample of 2900 drivers across the country was selected. Then, using standard questionnaires, driving disorders and their psychopathological factors were measured. The validity of the questionnaire was obtained through formal and logical validity and its reliability by Cronbach's alpha coefficient, respectively. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS software using correlation and multivariate regression tests and statistical test was used. The results of Pearson correlation test regarding the relationship between various types of psychological disorders and driving disorders showed that five psychological factors have a significant correlation with driving disorders; But the correlation coefficient of pathological symptoms and addiction with abuse is higher than the relationship of the other three factors with this variable. According to the results, there is a significant relationship between all pathological factors and driving misconduct; Regression analysis also revealed that these factors (including emotion, aggression, and clinical symptoms) accounted for about half of the variance in driving misconduct.