Citation

González-Iglesias B, Gómez-Fraguela JA, Luengo MA. Accid. Anal. Prev. 2014; 71C: 22-28.

Affiliation

Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.aap.2014.05.006

PMID

24878692

Abstract

The aim of this work was to examine the role of sensation seeking in drunk driving by youths, and the potential mediational effect of social, cognitive and emotional variables on their relationship. To this end, a survey was conducted on 274 drivers (164 females and 110 males) aged 24.36±2.96 years (range 18-30 years). The results obtained confirm the significance of sensation seeking to drunk driving by youths and the mediating role of biased self-efficacy perceptions in their relationship. The important practical implications of this finding on the development of effective interventions to prevent the risks of drunk driving in youths are discussed.

Language: en