Citation

Poppelreuter S, Devol DM, Salk J. Blutalkohol 2001; 38(6): 407-425.

Affiliation

Impuls GmbH, Psychologisches Institut, Universitat Bonn, 53117 Bonn, Germany.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, International Committee on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety and Bund gegen Alkohol und Drogen im Straßenverkehr, Publisher Steintor Verlag)

DOI

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Abstract

The article summarizes basic results of the pilot project 'alcohol prevention among learners and newly qualified drivers' (PAFF), which aimed to evaluate new ways of intervention regarding the problem of drink driving among young drivers. As part of driving school sessions, behaviour-oriented drinking experiments were carried out based on their own experience in combination with group discussions during the following week. They aimed at sensitising the learners towards the problem of drink driving. In order to scientifically evaluate the benefit of such a psychological intervention a comparative longitudinal study, which lasted from September 1997 until September 2000 was conducted [N = 1,011 male and female participants altogether in both the experimental group (EG) and the control group (KG)]. The EG consisted of N = 538 participants and the KG consisted of N = 428 participants. While the EG took part in the drinking experiments and the group discussions as well as experiencing alcohol related problems of reaction and perception by means of computer based performance tests, the KG merely received the 'traditional' driving school sessions regarding the problem of drink driving. Both the EG and the KG completed postal questionnaires at regular intervals. The questions dealt with alcohol specific attitudes and behaviour patterns as well as with the individual's experience with alcohol in general and drink driving in particular.