Drinking reasons, alcohol consumption levels, and drinking locations among drunken drivers.
In a DUI offender sample, four drinking reason factors are regressed on alcohol consumption variables and frequency of drinking in seven types of locations. Drinking for "pleasure" and "opposite sex/drunkenness" reasons are associated with both quantity consumed per occasion and away-from-home locations such as automobiles, bars, and parties, suggesting high traffic accident risk. "Escapism" reasons are related to quantity consumed per occasion, but are only weakly associated with specific locations; and "sociability" reasons are associated with drinking in friends' homes, but are not related to high consumption levels. Implications for DUI countermeasures are discussed.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000523:psychology*; D001334:Automobile Driving; D004777:Environment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D012919:Social Behavior