Reasons for drinking among DWI arrestees.
The present study investigated the reasons given for drinking episodes that led to arrests for driving while intoxicated (DWI). DWI arrestees completed a self-report checklist of the psychological and situational factors associated with their drinking-related arrest. Three general categories of reasons for drinking were factor analytically derived. These included (a) drinking in response to negative feelings primarily of an interpersonal nature, (b) drinking in response to negative feelings primarily of an intrapersonal nature, and (c) social factors involved in drinking.
D000328:Adult; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D001334:Automobile Driving; D004644:Emotions; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D012306:Risk; D012926:Social Control, Formal