PREVENTION SKILLS FOR ALCOHOL-INVOLVED DRIVERS
This is an investigation of the relative effectiveness of a secondary intervention program in reducing the likelihood of DWI (driving while intoxicated) reconvictions among a sample of first offender DWI arrestees. The prevetion program called Prevention Skills for Alcohol Involved Drivers (PS-AID) was developed to provide participants with more appropriate coping skills to deal with such issues as emotional and interpersonal situations related to a high risk for recidivism. The goal of the intervention was to decrease the likelihood of subsequent DWI arrests and to decrease potentially problematic drinking. The PS-AID group was compared with a minimal contact alcohol and driving education session and a no treatment control condition. The findings suggest that the PS-AID group led to a relatively larger drop in DWI reconvictions than did the other control conditions. The effectiveness of the intervention was moderated by a number of personal characterisics of the participants, suggesting an interaction between client and treatment. The PS-AID group appeared to have a greater reduction in self-reported drinking behavior than was found in the other conditions.
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Corporate Authors:
Brain Information Service
California University, Center for Health Science
Los Angeles, CA United States 90024 -
Authors:
- Donovan, D
- Salzberg, P M
- Chaney, E F
- Queisser, H R
- Marlatt, G A
- Publication Date: 1990-12
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 169-188
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Serial:
- ALCOHOL, DRUGS AND DRIVING
- Volume: 6
- Issue Number: 3/4
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Countermeasures; Driver education; Drunk driving; Evaluation; Measures of effectiveness; Traffic arrests
- Uncontrolled Terms: Effectiveness; Treatment programs
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00603410
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Feb 28 1991 12:00AM