Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 46, Issue 1 , Pages 90-92, January 2010

Adolescent and Young Adult Crash Risk: Sensation Seeking, Substance Use Propensity and Substance Use Behaviors

  • Sally M. Dunlop, Ph.D.

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  • Daniel Romer, Ph.D.

Annenberg Public Policy Centre, Adolescent Risk Communication Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Received 11 March 2009; accepted 4 June 2009. published online 13 August 2009.

Abstract 

In a national youth sample, the propensity to use substances was more strongly related to motor vehicle crashes than use of any specific substance studied (cigarette, alcohol, marijuana). Substance use propensity was associated with sensation seeking, suggesting that increased crash risk for these youth is likely a result of general risk-taking tendencies.

Keywords: Motor vehicle accidents, Sensation seeking, Substance use, Risk behavior

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PII: S1054-139X(09)00252-3

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.06.005

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Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 46, Issue 1 , Pages 90-92, January 2010

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