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Citation |
Smith RC, Robinson Z, Bazdar A, Geller ES. J. Prev. Interv. Community 2016; 44(3): 199-212. |
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Affiliation |
Department of Psychology , Virginia Tech , Blacksburg , Virginia , USA. |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 2016, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group) |
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27309028 |
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Abstract |
The efficacy of novel field sobriety tests to predict breath alcohol content (BAC) and perceptions of driving risk was evaluated. Participants (N = 210) were passersby at two downtown locations near local bars and one on-campus location near a late-night dining facility between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. Participants gave ratings of their perceived risk to drive at their current level of intoxication, then completed three sobriety tests (a hand-pat, tracing test, and Romberg test), and finally provided new ratings of their perceived risk to drive. After completing the final set of questions, participants were administered a Lifeloc FC20 breath alcohol test (±.005 g/dL). Each of the sobriety tests performed better than chance at predicting participant intoxication, but the performance feedback did not enhance awareness of one's risk to drive at a given BAC. Actually, after the sobriety tests, Greek-life females perceived themselves to be less at-risk to drive. Language: en |