Cognitive Risk for Driving Under Influence of Alcohol

申请人摘要：关于酒后驾车的认知一直是 可以预测青少年的酒后驾车行为。 然而，没有研究评估这些变量在青少年谁没有 开始开车。 作为对行为的认知， 行为，测量非驾驶青少年的认知可能是至关重要的 这有助于我们更好地理解这些认知是如何发展的。 的 拟议的项目将探讨各种认知之间的关系 关于酒后驾车和酒后驾车的行为。 数据将 从两个样本的青少年-一个有执照的司机，和一个 未取得驾驶执照的青少年。 非持牌 假设一组人对饮酒有更多的负面认知， 驾驶，以及对饮酒替代品的更积极认知， 开车 这些认知风险变量之间关系的模型 并估计其与酒后驾驶行为的关系。 最后，还将测试中介和调节模型。 本研究 旨在提供关键数据的作用的理论模型， 对酒后驾车的认识，并为更大的 一项研究计划来跟踪这些认知的纵向变化。 提高我们对这些认知风险发展的理解 变量对预防和干预具有重要意义 计划，特别是专注于驾驶员培训的计划。

APPLICANT'S ABSTRACT: Cognitions regarding drinking and driving have been shown to be predictive of drinking and driving behavior in adolescents. However, no studies have assessed these variables in adolescents who have not begun to drive. As cognitions about a behavior form prior to engaging in that behavior, measuring cognitions of non-driving adolescents can be a crucial step in improving our understanding of how these cognitions develop. The proposed project will explore relationships among a variety of cognitions about drinking, driving, and drinking and driving, behavior. Data will be collected from two samples of adolescents - one of licensed drivers, and one of adolescents who have not obtained a drivers' license. The non-licensed group is hypothesized to have more negative cognitions concerning drinking and driving, and more positive cognitions about alternatives to drinking and driving. A model of the relationships among these cognitive risk variables and their relationship with drinking and driving behavior will be estimated. Finally, mediating and moderating models will also be tested. This research is intended to provide data critical to the theoretical model of the role of cognitions on drinking and driving, and to lay the groundwork for a larger program of research to track changes in these cognitions longitudinally. Improving our understanding of the development of these cognitive risk variables can have important implications for prevention and intervention programs, particularly for programs focused on drivers-in-training.