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Psychosocial work factors, road traffic accidents and risky driving behaviours in low-and middle-income countries: A scoping review

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Amoadu, Mustapha, Ansah, Edward Wilson, Sarfo, Jacob Owusu·2023·IATSS Research
DOI 10.1016/j.iatssr.2023.03.005
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Low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) have the greatest road traffic crashes burden, with about 93% of global fatalities occurring in such countries. This situation is partly due to the high level of psychosocial work hazards to which professional drivers are exposed. Therefore, this review aims to map evidence on the psychosocial work factors that influence risky driving behaviours and road traffic crashes in LMICs. Four main databases (PubMed, Central, Dimensions and JSTOR), in addition to google and google scholar, were searched for records. In all, 6537 records were retrieved and finally, through experts' consultations and a vigorous screening process, 54 studies were included in this review. Included studies sampled 30,272 drivers from 23 LMICs. The reviewed studies found that job strain, efforts-reward imbalance, payments based on performance, lack of social support from supervisors and co-workers, lack of job control from job autonomy and skill discretion, long driving hours, lonely driving, irregular job schedules like shift work and overtime, work-family conflicts, job insecurity and lack of safety motivation are the main psychosocial work factors influencing risky driving behaviours and road traffic crashes among professional drivers in LMICs. Though more quality studies are needed to explore the psychosocial work factors of professional drivers in LMICs, there is a need for occupational health and safety policies for improved working conditions like reduction in workload and long driving hours, access to healthcare and improved psychosocial safety climate.

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Authors
Amoadu, M., Ansah, E. W., & Sarfo, J. O.
Affiliations
University of Cape Coast (GH)
Corresponding author
Amoadu, Mustapha
ORCID
Venue
IATSS Research
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2023-07
Volume
47
Issue
2
Pages
240-250
ISSN
0386-1112 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.iatssr.2023.03.005
OpenAlex
W4363649213
Cited by
46
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2026: 17 · 2025: 18 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 2
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16.38
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journal article
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en
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  • IATSS Research (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Workplace Health and Well-being
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality › Traffic and Road Safety
  • Social Sciences › Safety Research › Occupational Health and Safety Research
Keywords
psychosocial work factors, traffic accidents, risky driving behavior, professional drivers, low- and middle-income countries, job strain, effort-reward imbalance, performance-based pay, job control, shift work, work-family conflict, job insecurity, occupational health and safety, psychosocial safety climate

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