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Aim and Background: This study aimed to investigate the difference between mental health and personality characteristics among normal- and high-risk drivers. Methods and Materials: In the causal-comparative study, to select the sample, normal- and high-risk drivers were selected from the Traffic Police database in the west of Tehran City, Iran. The sample consisted of 70 individuals randomly selected; 35 persons were placed in the normal-risk drivers group, and 35 persons in the high-risk drivers group. Three questioners were used to gather the data, demographic questionnaire, NEO-Five Factor Personality Inventory (NEO-FFI), and Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL90) questionnaire. The data were analyzed using t test via SPSS software. Findings: There were significant differences between mental health and personality characteristics among high- and normal-risk drivers (P < 0.050 for all). In addition, regarding the components of neuroticism and extraversion, there were significant differences between high- and normal-risk drivers, too (P < 0.050 for both). Conclusions: In general, the findings show that these variables are different in normal- and high-risk drivers so that high-risk drivers have lower mental health than normal-risk individuals. These low scales can be strengthened for normal-risk drivers. As a result, appropriate strategies for improving mental health can help in improving the driving of high-risk drivers.

Keywords: Symptoms, Mental health, Personality characteristics, Drivers, High-risk

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