Personality traits and behaviors of alcohol-impaired drivers: A comparison of first and multiple offenders

McMillen, David L.; Adams, Michael S.; Wells‐Parker, Elisabeth; Pang, Mark G.; Anderson, Bradley J.

doi:10.1016/0306-4603(92)90001-c

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“…For offenders with alcohol use disorders, 50% of women and 33% of men had at least one additional psychiatric disorder, primarily posttraumatic stress disorder or major depression. Although they did not focus on diagnostic categories, McMillen et al (1992), using a personality measure (MMPI) and the Alcohol Use Inventory, found that multiple offenders compared with first-time offenders had increased rates of mania, depression, hostility, alcohol and drug consumption, alcohol-and drug-related problems, traffic accidents, and non-traffic arrests.…”

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“…Untreated or partially treated psychopathology might contribute to the persisting rate of DUI events and fatalities. Some research suggests that rates of psychiatric disorder, including substance use disorders, are elevated among DUI offenders (Lapham et al, 2001;Oslin, O'Brien, & Katz, 1999) and that there might be an association between psychiatric disorders and DUI reoffense (McMillen, Adams, Wells-Parker, Pang, & Anderson, 1992).…”

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Criminality and continued DUI offense: criminal typologies and recidivism among repeat offenders

LaBrie¹,

Kidman

Albanese

et al. 2007

Behavioral Sci & The Law

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We examined over 20,000 arraignment records to define criminal typologies and post-treatment driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) convictions for a select cohort of 1,281 repeat DUI offenders who were offered and elected treatment as an alternative to incarceration; we compared this information with a similar data analysis collected 20 years previously. Analyses of 8,600 prior-to-treatment convictions defined four basic crime profiles: only DUI and other substance-related offenses (60%), plus crimes against property (18%), plus crimes against people (8%), plus crimes against both property and people (13%). During the six years after inpatient treatment, 15.5% of the cohort was convicted of another DUI. The reoffense rate was significantly different across criminal types and was not related to the time post treatment years at risk. The findings show there has been no significant improvement in treatment outcome over the last 20 years. New and innovative DUI offender policies and practices are needed to better engage the heterogeneous offender population, and reduce the incidence of repeat DUI.

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Criminality and continued DUI offense: criminal typologies and recidivism among repeat offenders

LaBrie¹,

Kidman

Albanese

et al. 2007

Behavioral Sci & The Law

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“…Although the broad domain of impulsivity has been shown to predict drinking and driving (Ames et al, 2002;Ryb et al, 2006) and drinking-and-driving recidivism (McMillen et al, 1992), previous research has not directly tested which specifi c impulsivity traits uniquely contribute to drinking and driving. Considered individually, sensation seeking is the most widely studied and well-validated predictor of drinking-and-driving behavior and convictions (see Jonah, 1997, for a review; see also Zuckerman, 1994).…”

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Direct and Indirect Effects of Impulsivity Traits on Drinking and Driving in Young Adults

Treloar

Morris

Pedersen

et al. 2012

J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

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ABSTRACT. Objective: Impulsivity is strongly associated with alcohol-related risk-taking behavior, and this association has been found to be mediated by alcohol cognitions. The current study expanded this literature by comparing the relative association of distinct impulsivity traits with a specifi c risky behavior-drinking and driving. We then tested whether drinking-and-driving expectancies uniquely mediated this relation over and above other cognitions about alcohol and drinking and driving. Method: College student drivers (n = 816; 53.6% women) completed a paper-and-pencil survey in small groups. Self-report measures assessed alcohol use, impulsivity traits, alcohol expectancies, drinkingand-driving cognitions (i.e., expectancies, attitudes, beliefs), and drinking and driving. Results: Although all impulsivity traits were correlated with drinking and driving, only urgency uniquely contributed to drinking and driving. Indirect effect tests indicated that drinking-and-driving convenience expectancies partially mediated this association as well as that between (lack of) perseverance and drinking and driving. These results remained signifi cant after controlling for alcohol expectancies and other drinking-and-driving cognitions. Conclusions: These fi ndings highlight the importance of distinguishing among impulsivity traits to improve theoretical models of the processes by which personality leads to specifi c alcohol-related consequences. In addition, results extend previous research by providing evidence for the unique importance of expectancies regarding the convenience of drinking and driving over and above more global alcohol expectancies and other drinking-and-driving cognitions. (J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs, 73, 794-803, 2012)

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“…Several studies reviewed by Jonah (1997) have shown that high sensation seeking is related to drinking and driving in the young driver population (e.g., Arnett, 1990;Arnett, Offer, & Fine, 1997;Johnson & Raskin White, 1989;Lastovicka, Murray, Jochimsthaler, Bhalla, & Scheurich, 1987;McMillen, Adams, Wells-Parker, Pang, & Anderson, 1992;McMillen, Pang, WellsParker, & Anderson, 1991;. In the population of college age and younger drivers, these studies have shown that self-reported impaired drivers, drivers convicted of multiple DWI, and those arrested for DWI following a collision or violation score significantly higher on the SSS than those in comparison groups.…”

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Matching Traffic Safety Strategies to Youth Characteristics: A Literature Review of Cognitive Development

Eby¹,

Molnar²

1998

PsycEXTRA Dataset

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In an effort to reduce the high crash rate and resulting injuries of young drivers, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has sponsored research to assess the factors responsible for this heightened crash risk and to determine the implications for traffic safety programs. As part of this research, this review of research literature was conducted to determine what is known about cognitive development and information processing capabilities of youth. The goal of the project was to ascertain how traffic safety programs should be structured to match these cognitive characteristics. The review is divided into 12 sections. This literature review focuses primarily on cognitive development from about 10 to 24 years of age. The first section is about memory; that is, the processes that allow a person to retain knowledge over time. The second section, attention, discusses the factors related to the development of how people focus cognitive resources on perceptual or mental tasks, including selective, divided, and sustained attention. The third section, learning, discusses the processes by which people acquire information. The fourth section, reasoning, discusses types of reasoning and the problems young people have with this type of thinking. The fifth section, motivation, examines the factors that initiate and influence the intensity of behaviors. The sixth section, is a discussion of the development of risk perception and factors that contribute to the misperception of risk. The seventh section discusses the development of problem solving and decision making in a general way. While influenced by all other cognitive factors and their age-related limitations, general deficits of problem solving and decision making ability are discussed. The eight section, social cognition, covers those topics in the development of social cognition that are likely to have an effect on driving: attribution theory and social schemata/scripts. The ninth section, attitude formation and change, discusses several factors related to attitudes and persuasion. The tenth section examines briefly the development of verbal ability, that is, all use of language. Because many traffic safety messages and programs deal with moral issues in driving, the AcknowledgmentsThis project was sponsored by the United States Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Several individuals provided valuable insight and feedback on this literature review. A group of talented people served as subject-matter experts. This group of experts suggested literature review topics and studies, read and commented on several versions of this manuscript, and participated in a 1-day meeting to discuss the issues involved with cognitive development and traffic safety messages and programs for youth. We thank them for their generous and worthwhile efforts. The people in this group were: Allen Bard, Douglas Bierness, Jacquelynne Eccles, John Hagen, Brian Jonah, Patrick O'Malley, John Palmer, David Rosen, J. Frank Yates, and Marc Z...

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Personality traits and behaviors of alcohol-impaired drivers: A comparison of first and multiple offenders

Cited by 79 publications

References 17 publications

Criminality and continued DUI offense: criminal typologies and recidivism among repeat offenders

Criminality and continued DUI offense: criminal typologies and recidivism among repeat offenders

Direct and Indirect Effects of Impulsivity Traits on Drinking and Driving in Young Adults

Matching Traffic Safety Strategies to Youth Characteristics: A Literature Review of Cognitive Development

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