Can't drive, I'm drunk – Exploring factors influencing the intention to drink and drive among Indian drivers

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IATSS Research Pub Date : 2022-12-01 DOI:10.1016/j.iatssr.2022.07.004

Ankit Kumar Yadav , Sajid Shabir Choudhary , Nishant Mukund Pawar , Nagendra R. Velaga

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Abstract

The crash risk of drivers increases significantly while driving under the influence of alcohol. However, the drivers' intention to drink and drive has not been explored yet in the context of a developing country like India. The present study applied an extended version of the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) to investigate the psychosocial predictors of drunk driving intentions of Indian drivers. 252 drivers participated in a self-reported survey designed for the study. Apart from the standard TPB components (attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioural control), the survey also captured the extension measures such as risk perceptions, moral norms, traffic fatalism, sensation-seeking, conformity tendency, past engagement in drunk driving, crash history and driver demographics. The standard TPB model was successful in explaining 68.6% of the variance in the intention to drink and drive. The attitudes displayed the strongest influence on the intention (β = 0.696, p < 0.001), followed by perceived behavioural control (β = 0.180, p < 0.001); whereas subjective norms showed a moderate significance in influencing the intention (β = 0.062, p < 0.1). Among the extension variables, past behaviour showed the strongest influence on the intention to drink and drive (β = 0.123, p < 0.05), followed by sensation-seeking (β = 0.080, p < 0.05) and traffic fatalism (β = 0.072, p < 0.1). The extended TPB model explained 72% of the variance in the intention to drink and drive. The study findings can assist in the development of strategies/interventions to reduce drunk driving incidences.

An earlier version of the paper was presented at the TRB 101st Annual Meeting, Washington, D. C., 2022.

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不能开车，我喝醉了——探究影响印度司机酒后驾车意向的因素

驾驶员在酒精作用下驾驶时发生车祸的风险显著增加。然而，在印度这样的发展中国家，司机酒后驾车的意图还没有被探讨过。本研究应用计划行为理论(TPB)的扩展版本来调查印度司机酒后驾驶意图的心理社会预测因素。252名司机参加了为这项研究设计的自我报告调查。除了标准的TPB组成部分(态度、主观规范和感知的行为控制)外，调查还包括风险认知、道德规范、交通宿命论、寻求刺激、从众倾向、过去酒后驾驶、交通事故历史和驾驶员人口统计数据等延伸措施。标准的TPB模型成功地解释了68.6%的酒后驾车意图差异。态度对意向的影响最大(β = 0.696, p <0.001)，其次是感知行为控制(β = 0.180, p <0.001);而主观规范对意向的影响呈中等显著性(β = 0.062, p <0.1)。在扩展变量中，过去行为对酒驾意图的影响最大(β = 0.123, p <0.05)，其次是感觉寻求(β = 0.080, p <0.05)和交通宿命(β = 0.072, p <0.1)。扩展后的TPB模型解释了72%的酒驾意图方差。研究结果可以帮助制定减少酒后驾驶事件的策略/干预措施。该论文的早期版本于2022年在华盛顿特区举行的TRB第101届年会上发表。

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IATSS Research TRANSPORTATION-

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6.40

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6.20%

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42 weeks

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