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Title

Attitudes and predictors of drug-driving behaviour: exploring the psychosocial and personality profile of drug-drivers

Author(s)

Brien, Rita;  Owens, Katherine;  Stough, Con;  Downey, Luke

Abstract

The prevalence of drug-related traffic accidents has increased significantly in the past 20 years [1,2]. The current study aimed to explore the factors contributing to drug-driving and drink-driving within a relatively high-risk, recreational drug-using Victorian sample (n = 183). Attitudes towards drug-driving were investigated together with perceptions of the impairing effects drugs have on driving performance and associated risks. Differences in personality characteristics of drug-drivers and non-drug drivers were explored to help define the context in which drug-driving occurs.

Publication type

Journal article

Research centre

Swinburne University of Technology

Source

Drug and Alcohol Review: abstracts of the 2011 Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs Conference (APSAD 2011), Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 13-16 November 2011, Vol. 30, suppl. 1 (Nov 2011), p. 14, paper no. 262

Publication year

2011

FOR Code(s)

11 Medical and Health Sciences;  16 Studies in Human Society;  17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences

Keyword(s)

Alcohol use;  Attitudes;  Behaviours;  Drink driving;  Driving;  Drug driving;  Drug use;  Perceptions;  Personality characteristics

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing

ISSN

0959-5236

Publisher URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-3362.2011.00354.x

Copyright

Copyright © 2011 Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs.