IDENTIFICATION OF PERSONALITY, ATTITUDINAL, AND BIOGRAPHICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF DRINKING DRIVERS

PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM PART OF A LARGER STUDY CONCERNING THE EXTENT TO WHICH ALCOHOL AND PROBLEM DRINKERS ARE INVOLVED IN TRAFFIC CRASHES AND CITATIONS ARE DISCUSSED. THE SPECIFIC AIM IS TO COMPARE RESPONDENTS AT SELECTED POINTS ALONG THE CONTINUUM OF DRIVERS IN ORDER TO DETERMINE STABLE DIFFERENCES IN PSYCHOLOGICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL VARIABLES WHICH WILL ENABLE CONSTRUCTION OF A WEIGHTED PSYCHOMETRIC INDEX TO IMPROVE ADVANCE IDENTIFICATION OF HIGH-RISK PROBLEM DRINKING DRIVERS. IN ADDITION TO A DRIVER ATTITUDE SURVEY AND EYSENCK PERSONALITY INVENTORY DATA, INTERVIEW AND PUBLIC RECORD DATA WERE OBTAINED FOR APPROXIMATELY 273 RESPONDENTS IN SIX SAMPLES: FATAL AND SERIOUS INJURY CRASH, DRIVING- WHILE-INTOXICATED AND OTHER SERIOUS MOVING CITATIONS, AND CLEAR-RECORD. OF GREATEST SALIENCE AS A GROUP WERE THE DWIS OF WHOM THERE WERE: 97% MALES, 73% OVER 24 YEARS, 18% WITHOUT SPOUSES, 50% LABORERS; AND, HAVING TWO OR MORE OF EACH TRAFFIC PROBLEM: 28% WITH CRASHES AND 39% WITH PRIOR CITATIONS IN PREVIOUS FIVE YEARS. THEY WERE ALSO OUTSTANDING IN HIGH FREQUENCY AND QUANTITY OF REPORTED CONSUMPTION OF LIQUOR, ESPECIALLY BEER. /HSL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Behavioral Publications

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  New York, NY  United States  10025
• Authors:
  • Perrine, M W
• Publication Date: 1970

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 207-226
• Serial:
  • Behavioral Research in Highway Safety
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Behavioral Publications

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Driver records; Drivers; Drunk drivers; Drunk driving; Human characteristics; Problem drivers; Psychometrics; Traffic crashes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Driver characteristics
• Old TRIS Terms: Driver psychology
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223698
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-010 099
• Files: HSL, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 2 1972 12:00AM