SHORT-TERM EFFECTIVENESS OF A BRIEF MOTIVATIONAL INTERVENTION WITH CONVICTED DWI OFFENDERS
This study examines the short-term impact of a brief motivational intervention on DWI offenders mandated to receive a substance abuse assessment. Following a comprehensive assessment, participants were randomly assigned to receive one of two interventions; a motivational interviewing-style feedback (MI) session, or a control intervention that included information about the effects of alcohol advertising on drinking behavior (AI). An index of drinking was computed using the percent of days driving after drinking, percent of heavy drinking days (5 or more drinks), and the mean drinks per day. The findings revealed that the MI group had significantly lower scores at follow-up than the AI group. When examining drinking-driving separately, the AI group was over 6 times more likely than the MI group to have driven after drinking in the follow-up period. (A) For the covering abstract of the conference, see ITRD Abstract No. E201067.
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Corporate Authors:
Societe de l'assurance Automobile du Quebec
Quebec, Quebec Canada -
Authors:
- NOCHAJSKI, T H
- STASIEWICZ, P R
- Conference:
- Publication Date: 2002
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: p. 859-864
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Conferences; Driver rehabilitation; Drunk drivers; Drunk driving
- ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 2292: Driver rehabilitation; 2231: Drunkenness
- Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00971784
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)
- ISBN: 2-511-21592-7
- Files: ITRD
- Created Date: Apr 22 2004 12:00AM