Who Uses Safe Ride Programs: An Examination of the Dynamics of Individuals Who Use a Safe Ride Program Instead of Driving Home While Drunk

Sarkar, Sheila; Andreas, Marie; Faria, Fabio de

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“…Studies of attempts by drinkers to avoid alcoholimpaired driving have generally focused on their use of designated drivers (eg, [3][4][5][6][7][8] ), "safe" or free-ride programs (eg, [9][10][11][12], and peers or significant others who presumably have consumed less alcohol than the focal drinker (eg, [13][14][15][16] ). In addition, many researchers have examined roles that servers of alcohol can play in intervening with at-risk drinkers before or after they become too impaired to drive safely (eg, [17][18][19][20][21] ).…”

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Avoiding DWI among Bar-room Drinkers: Strategies and Predictors

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We examined the prevalence and predictors of 11strategies to avoid driving when feeling intoxicated among 561 bar-room patrons in two medium-sized Maryland communities. Logistic regression analyses identified demographic, behavioral, and attitudinal predictors of avoidance strategies and interactions among predictors. Overall, 89% reported one or more DWI avoidance actions in the past year, and 38% reported driving intoxicated during that time. Average frequencies of avoidance behavior and intoxicated driving increased significantly as drinking level increased. However, the higher the drinking level, the smaller the ratio of avoidance actions to DWI experiences, highlighting the vulnerability of heavy drinkers who had driven intoxicated.Using a sober driver or one who allegedly drank less than the respondent were the most popular and frequent strategies, but paying for a cab, walking, and using a bus or free cab were relatively unpopular. Higher drinking levels predicted significantly higher odds of using avoidance approaches, as did intoxicated driving. Confidence in driving safely when intoxicated was positively related to drinking level and intoxicated driving, but it tended to predict lower odds of avoidance actions. Similarly, marital status, age, gender, and location influenced the odds of avoidance behaviors. Interventions should be strategically tailored to exploit or counter drinker predilections among avoidance options.

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“…Across college campuses in the United States, college students' alcohol use remains a significant public health concern. College students consume alcohol more frequently compared to any other age group (Sarkar, Andreas, & de Faria, 2005). Past research (Timmerman, Geller, Glindemann, & Fournier, 2003) suggests that over 40% of college students drink to become intoxicated and more than 20% do so frequently.…”

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Understanding parents' communication about alcohol with their first-year college student

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Heavy episodic drinking (HED) among college students remains a significant public health concern in the United States, particularly among first-year students. Parents have been identified as a protective factor in college students' drinking behaviors and past parent-based interventions have been successful at reducing HED. However, there are a limited number of parent-based alcohol prevention strategies and a general lack of research on parent-child communication about alcohol use among first-year college students, particularly from the parent perspective. The three studies included in this dissertation assist in filling this gap by examining parent-college student communication about alcohol from a parents' perspective and identifying implications for future parentbased interventions. Study 1 classified parents into segments based on constructs from the Theory of Normative Social Behavior (TNSB), differences in parents' perceptions of student's alcohol use, and content of communication. A modification of the TNSB was used in Study 2 to explore intrapersonal and interpersonal factors that moderate the relationship between parents' descriptive norms related to students' alcohol use and the breadth of topics covered when they communicate with their college student about alcohol. Finally, building upon the first two studies, Study 3 used the Model of Family Decision Making (MFDM) to provide a contextual understanding of parents' communication about alcohol with their first-year college student. Studies 1 and 2 used a web survey conducted in 2010, 2011, and 2012 with a random sample of parents of first-year college students (N = 890) at a large Midwestern university. Results of a K means cluster analysis from Study 1 identified three parent clusters using constructs from TNSB. In Study 2, hierarchical linear regression analyses v were conducted to explore what constructs of TNSB predicted parents' communication about alcohol, including descriptive norms, injunctive norms, outcome expectations, communication efficacy, and perceptions of severity and susceptibility of the negative consequences associated with alcohol use for their student. The study found the relationship between descriptive norms and parents' communication was moderated by injunctive norms, outcome expectations related to communication, and parents' perceptions of their student's susceptibility to negative consequences associated with alcohol use. Study 3 used qualitative interviews to further explore parents' communication about alcohol with their first-year college student. Using MFDM as a guide, Study 3 found several factors influenced parents' communication about alcohol with their student including role, skills, social structure, awareness, norms, utilization of resources, and other constraints. While parents reported talking about appropriate drinking behavior, the negative consequences of alcohol use, family experiences with alcohol, and family values and rules related to alcohol with their student, they often presented mixed messages, such as ...

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The effectiveness of alternative transportation programs in reducing impaired driving: A literature review and synthesis

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Journal of Safety Research

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Highlights Since a high proportion of drinkers drive to their drinking destination, promoting the use of alternative transportation (AT) is an important strategy for preventing impaired driving. The primary goal of this study was to review and synthesize the findings of research studies designed to test the effectiveness of AT programs in reducing alcohol-impaired driving. After a thorough review, we narrowed down the number of relevant articles to 76 including some background articles and government reports. There is mixed evidence regarding the effectiveness of AT programs. Some AT programs produced reductions in one or more measures but others were not shown to be effective. The most successful AT programs typically have social acceptance, a high level of public awareness, are low cost, have year-round availability, provide rides to and from drinking venues, have several sponsors that provide funding), are convenient and are perceived to be safe.

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Who Uses Safe Ride Programs: An Examination of the Dynamics of Individuals Who Use a Safe Ride Program Instead of Driving Home While Drunk

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Avoiding DWI among Bar-room Drinkers: Strategies and Predictors

Avoiding DWI among Bar-room Drinkers: Strategies and Predictors

Understanding parents' communication about alcohol with their first-year college student

The effectiveness of alternative transportation programs in reducing impaired driving: A literature review and synthesis

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