کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
5120108 1486119 2017 7 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Curbing the DUI offender's self-efficacy to drink and drive: A laboratory study
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علم عصب شناسی علوم اعصاب رفتاری
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Curbing the DUI offender's self-efficacy to drink and drive: A laboratory study
چکیده انگلیسی


- We evaluated perceived and objective alcohol impairment of driving in DUI offenders.
- DUI offenders were equally impaired following alcohol as were controls.
- DUI offenders perceived themselves as less impaired than did controls.
- Performance feedback corrected this underestimation of impairment in DUI offenders.

BackgroundPeople arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) are at high risk to reoffend. One reason for this high rate of recidivism among DUI offenders is that these individuals systematically underestimate the degree to which alcohol impairs their ability to drive. This study compared perceived and objective driving ability following alcohol and performance feedback in drivers with and without a history of DUI.MethodAdult drivers with (n = 20) and without (n = 20) a history of DUI arrest attended two dose challenge sessions where they received 0.64 g/kg alcohol or placebo, completed a simulated driving task, and provided measures of subjective impairment. They attended a third retesting session where they received feedback that they were impaired by alcohol. They received 0.64 g/kg alcohol and their objective and perceived driving ability was retested.ResultsBoth groups showed significant impairment of driving performance following 0.64 g/kg alcohol compared to placebo. DUI offenders rated themselves as less impaired than controls. After performance feedback, self-reported impairment during the alcohol retest increased for DUI offenders but not for controls. There was no effect of performance feedback on objective driving ability.ConclusionsThese results support the notion that under alcohol DUI offenders characteristically perceive themselves as better able to drive than non-offenders. These perceptions can be tempered by performance feedback. To the extent that perceived ability to drive safely after drinking contributes to DUI and its recidivism, feedback geared towards lowering this self-efficacy could reduce willingness to engage in this behavior.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - Volume 172, 1 March 2017, Pages 73-79
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