Suicidal thoughts, risky driving, and crashes among U.S. adolescents

Johnathon P. Ehsani; Michelle Duren; Brydon Grant; Holly Wilcox

doi:10.1016/j.jsr.2025.01.001

Suicidal thoughts, risky driving, and crashes among U.S. adolescents

Johnathon P. Ehsani
, Michelle Duren
, Brydon Grant
, Holly Wilcox

Medicine

Johns Hopkins University

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Abstract

Introduction: Motor-vehicle crashes and suicide are two of the leading preventable causes of death among teenagers. Method: To investigate the association between suicidal thoughts and crashes we analyzed cross-sectional survey data on suicidal thoughts, risky driving behavior, and crash involvement. Results: We found evidence of a positive correlation between suicidal thoughts with crash involvement and each of the risky driving behaviors measured in the survey.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	12-14
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Safety Research
Volume	93
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2025.01.001
State	Published - Jul 2025

Keywords

Crashes
Risky driving
Suicidal thoughts
Teen driver
Young driver

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