Influence of mental health on traffic accidents among interprovincial public transport drivers: Ordinal logistic regression and SEM La Libertad (Peru)

Del Pilar Urrelo Seijas M. · Proceedings of the LACCEI international Multi-conference for Engineering, Education and Technology (2026) · DOI: 10.18687/laccei2026.1.1.592

Resumen

This quantitative, non-experimental, cross-sectional study was conducted with 110 interprovincial public transport drivers in La Libertad, Peru, to estimate the influence of mental health (MH) on traffic accidents (TA). Both constructs were operationalized and recoded at three ordinal levels, prioritizing traceability between measurement and analysis. Internal consistency was adequate (MH: α=0.853, ω=0.884; TA: α=0.803, ω=0.769). The contrast between mental health (MH) and traffic accidents (TA) was assessed using ordinal logistic regression (OLR) and structural equation modeling (SEM) (AMOS): ORR yielded an odds ratio (OR) of 1.69 (95% CI 0.50-5.76; p = 0.399), and SEM estimated a path with a βstd = −0.210 (p = 0.094) with moderate adjustment (χ2/df = 1.93; CFI = 0.861; RMSEA = 0.092; SRMR = 0.112). It is concluded that MH contributes as a partial modulator of risk, and screening, well-being, self-regulation, and shift/rest management are recommended.

Instituciones: Universidad César Vallejo