Adolescent exposure to drink driving as a predictor of young adults' drink driving
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Evans-Whipp, TJ; Plenty, SM; Toumbourou, JW; Olsson, C; Rowland, B; Hemphill, SADate
2013-03-01Source Title
ACCIDENT ANALYSIS AND PREVENTIONPublisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTDAffiliation
Paediatrics (RCH)Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
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Evans-Whipp, T. J., Plenty, S. M., Toumbourou, J. W., Olsson, C., Rowland, B. & Hemphill, S. A. (2013). Adolescent exposure to drink driving as a predictor of young adults' drink driving. ACCIDENT ANALYSIS AND PREVENTION, 51, pp.185-191. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2012.11.016.Access Status
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3576432Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of exposure to others' drink driving during adolescence on self-reported driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol in young adulthood. Data were drawn from 1956 participants with a driving license enrolled in the International Youth Development Study from Victoria, Australia. During 2003 and 2004, adolescents in Grades 7, 9 and 10 (aged 12-17) completed questionnaires examining whether they had ridden in a vehicle with a driver who had been drinking, as well as other demographic, individual, peer and family risk factors for DUI. In 2010, the same participants (aged 18-24) then reported on their own DUI behaviour. 18% of young adults with a driving license reported DUI in the past 12 months. Exposure to others' drink driving during adolescence was associated with an increased likelihood of DUI as a young adult (OR=2.13, 95% CI 1.68-2.69). This association remained after accounting for the effects of other potential confounding factors from the individual, peer and family domains (OR=1.62, 95% CI 1.23-2.13). Observing the drink driving behaviours of others during adolescence may increase the likelihood of DUI as a young adult. Strategies to reduce youth exposure to drink driving are warranted.
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