Social and Behavioral Characteristics of Young Adult Drink/Drivers Adjusted for Level of Alcohol Use

Bingham, C. Raymond; Elliott, Michael R.; Shope, Jean T.

doi:10.1111/j.1530-0277.2007.00350.x

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“…Individual differences in personality and learning have been shown to predict engagement in drinking and driving (Ames et al, 2002;Bingham et al, 2007) and the persistence of this behavior despite negative consequences (e.g., arrest, accident; Nochajski and Stasiewicz, 2006). In the present study, the potential infl uence of impulsivity traits and drinking-and-driving cognitions on drinking to rash action similar to the NEO-PI-R impulsivity facet of neuroticism.…”

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

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Pedersen

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“…Our findings with conduct behaviour problems are also consistent with previous literature suggesting relationships among risky driving behaviours, 21 36 and drinking and driving. 37 The comorbidity of conduct behaviour problems and depression in the late adolescents has the potential to contribute to risky driving and may extend to other risk behaviours such as sexual risk taking and drug use.…”

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Risky driving, mental health, and health-compromising behaviours: risk clustering in late adolescents and adults

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Background Health-compromising behaviors in adolescents and adults co-occur. Because motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death and disability for these age groups, understanding the association between risky driving and other health compromising behaviors is critical. Methods We performed a secondary analysis of data from a randomized controlled trial of an intervention for participants who screened positive for risky driving and problem drinking. Using baseline data, we examined relationships among conduct behavior problems before and after age 15, depressive symptoms, sleep, problem drinking, and risky driving (hostile, reckless and drinking and driving) in late adolescents ages 18–24 (n= 110) and adults ages 25–44 (n= 202). We developed a measurement model for the entire sample using confirmatory factor analysis, which was then specified as a multi-group structural equation model. Results Late adolescents and adults had some similar associations for pathways through problem drinking to drinking and driving; depression to reckless driving; and conduct behavior problems after 15 to hostile driving. Late adolescents, however, had more complex relationships: depressive symptoms and conduct behavior problems before 15 were associated with more risky driving behaviors through multiple pathways and males reported more risky driving. Conclusions Risky driving is associated with other health-compromising behaviors and mental health factors. It is a multidimensional phenomenon more pronounced in late adolescence than adulthood. In order to promote safe driving, the findings support the need to consider behaviors that are a health threat in the late adolescent population during driving training and licensure.

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“…For instance, individuals are more likely to engage in drinking and driving if they perceive drinking and driving as less dangerous (Amlung et al, 2014;Bingham et al, 2007;Morris et al, 2014), believe that their peers are more accepting of drinking and driving (Bingham et al, 2007;LaBrie et al, 2012), or have higher perceived alcohol limits for driving safely (Gulliver & Begg, 2004;Royal, 2003). Theoretical models of risk behavior such as the Theory of Planned Behavior (Ajzen, 1991), and models specific to alcohol-related behaviors such as the Acquired Preparedness Model (Corbin et al, 2011;Settles et al, 2014), posit that these factors reflect a common pathway by which distal risk factors (e.g., impulsivity) converge to influence engagement in specific behaviors, including drinking and driving (LaBrie et al, 2012;Treloar et al, 2012).…”

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Drinking-and-Driving–Related Cognitions Mediate the Relationship Between Alcohol Demand and Alcohol-Impaired Driving

Amlung

Morris

Hatz

et al. 2016

J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

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ABSTRACT. Objective: Elevated behavioral economic demand for alcohol has been shown to be associated with drinking and driving in college students. The present study sought to clarify the underlying mechanisms of this relationship by examining whether drinking-anddriving-related cognitions (e.g., attitudes, perceptions, and normative beliefs) mediate the association between alcohol demand and drinking and driving. Method: A total of 134 young adult social drinkers completed an alcohol purchase task and measures of perceived dangerousness of drinking and driving, normative beliefs about drinking and driving, and perceived driving limit (i.e., perceived number of drinks one could consume and still drive safely). The frequency of drinking and driving in the past year was assessed via self-report. Results: Individuals who reported drinking and driving exhibited greater alcohol demand (intensity, O max , and elasticity) compared with those who did not engage in drinking and driving. Increased demand was also correlated with more favorable drinking-and-driving cognitions. Indirect effects tests revealed that perceived driving limit partially mediated the relationship between alcohol demand and drinking-and-driving behavior, even after accounting for drinking level, sex, and delay discounting. Conclusions: These findings provide further support for the utility of behavioral economic theory in understanding drinking-and-driving behavior. In particular, they provide evidence for one mechanism-drinking-and-driving-related cognitions-by which alcohol demand influences drinking and driving. Additional research using longitudinal and experimental designs is required to confirm this model and to identify other potential mediators. (J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs, 77, 656-660, 2016)

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Social and Behavioral Characteristics of Young Adult Drink/Drivers Adjusted for Level of Alcohol Use

Abstract: These results confirm that alcohol use and drink/driving share risk factors, but also indicate that part of the variation in these factors is specific to drink/driving. Implications for interventions to reduce drink/driving are discussed.

Cited by 46 publications

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

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

Risky driving, mental health, and health-compromising behaviours: risk clustering in late adolescents and adults

Drinking-and-Driving–Related Cognitions Mediate the Relationship Between Alcohol Demand and Alcohol-Impaired Driving

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