Citation

Chan DC, Wu AMS, Hung EP. Accid. Anal. Prev. 2010; 42(6): 1549-1555.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities, University of Macau, Av. Padre Tomas Pereira, Taipa, Macao.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.aap.2010.03.011

PMID

20728602

Abstract

The present study aims at an examination, based on the theory of planned behavior (TPB), of the psychological antecedents of young Chinese people's intentions to drive after drinking. One hundred and twenty-four licensed drivers (aged from 19 to 35 years) successfully completed an online questionnaire. Using path analysis, we found the most proximal predictors of intention to be attitudes and perceived behavioral control, whereas invulnerability as well as subjective norms indirectly influenced intention by promoting favorable attitudes toward and greater perceived behavioral control over driving after alcohol use. The total explained variances in the intention to drink and drive reached 79%. The present findings highlight irrational beliefs of invulnerability and the three TPB components as potentially valid targets for prevention and intervention efforts against drinking and driving among young Chinese drivers.

Language: en