Citation

Donovan DM, Marlatt GA. Addict. Behav. 1982; 7(4): 423-426.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1982, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

7183196

Abstract

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.