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ArticleJournal of studies on alcohol and drugs2016

Drinking-and-Driving-Related Cognitions Mediate the Relationship Between Alcohol Demand and Alcohol-Impaired Driving.

Michael Amlung, David H Morris, Laura E Hatz, Jenni B Teeters, James G Murphy, Denis M McCarthy

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Article in Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Michael AmlungPeter Boris Centre for Addictions Research, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
David H MorrisDepartment of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri.
Laura E HatzDepartment of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri.
Jenni B TeetersDepartment of Psychology, University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee.
James G MurphyDepartment of Psychology, University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee.
Denis M McCarthyDepartment of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri.
University of Missouri · USUniversity of Memphis · USMcMaster University · CA

Funding

Psychology of Alcohol Use and Dependence TrainingT32AA013526 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA · PI DENIS M MCCARTHY, KENNETH JAMES SHER · 2002 to 2026
$9.0M
Risk for Alcohol Impaired Driving: From the Laboratory to the Natural EnvironmentR01AA019546 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA · PI MCCARTHY, DENIS M · 2010 to 2021
$4.3M
Improving brief alcohol interventions with a behavioral economic supplementR01AA020829 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS · PI MURPHY, JAMES G. · 2012 to 2016
$2.6M
NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA019546NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA020829NIAAA NIH HHS T32 AA013526
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveElevated behavioral economic demand for alcohol has been shown to be associated with drinking and driving in college students. The present study sought to clarify the underlying mechanisms of this relationship by examining whether drinking-and-driving-related cognitions (e.g., attitudes, perceptions, and normative beliefs) mediate the association between alcohol demand and drinking and driving.

methodA total of 134 young adult social drinkers completed an alcohol purchase task and measures of perceived dangerousness of drinking and driving, normative beliefs about drinking and driving, and perceived driving limit (i.e., perceived number of drinks one could consume and still drive safely). The frequency of drinking and driving in the past year was assessed via self-report.

resultsIndividuals who reported drinking and driving exhibited greater alcohol demand (intensity, Omax, and elasticity) compared with those who did not engage in drinking and driving. Increased demand was also correlated with more favorable drinking-and-driving cognitions. Indirect effects tests revealed that perceived driving limit partially mediated the relationship between alcohol demand and drinking-and-driving behavior, even after accounting for drinking level, sex, and delay discounting.

conclusionsThese findings provide further support for the utility of behavioral economic theory in understanding drinking-and-driving behavior. In particular, they provide evidence for one mechanism-drinking-and-driving-related cognitions-by which alcohol demand influences drinking and driving. Additional research using longitudinal and experimental designs is required to confirm this model and to identify other potential mediators.

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AdultAlcohol Drinking in CollegeAlcoholic BeveragesCommerceDriving Under the InfluenceFemaleHumansMaleMissouriModels, PsychologicalRisk-TakingStudentsSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung Adult

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PMID27340971
PMCPMC4987075
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