TYPE-A BEHAVIOR PATTERN AND TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

This study examines the possible relationship between Type A behaviour pattern (TABP) and traffic accident risk in a cohere of traffic polic emen. Data were gathered from 86 police drivers from a small Italian t own, using the Bortner questionnaire. Results reveal that police drive rs with Type A behaviour had higher traffic accident risk than those w ith lower scores at the Bortner scale. Adjusted odds ratio was 4.2 (95 per cent CI: 1.17-15.17) after correction for confounding variables i n multiple logistic regression.