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Risk Factors for Driving After and During Marijuana Use
- Source :
- Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs. 77(2)
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Use of marijuana before or while driving significantly contributes to driving impairment and elevated risk of motor vehicle accidents; however, this risk behavior is common among users. Little is known about the etiology of driving while under the influence of marijuana.Guided by social learning theory, this study examined marijuana outcome expectancies and other driving-related cognitions as predictors of the frequency of driving after smoking marijuana (DASM) and smoking marijuana while driving (SMWD). A community sample of 151 (64% male) non-treatment-seeking frequent marijuana users completed questionnaires on variables of interest.Perceived driving-related peer norms (i.e., perception that fewer friends disapprove of DASM and SMWD and of riding with a driver under the influence of marijuana) were associated with lower frequency of both DASM and SMWD. Perceived dangerousness of DASM was also associated with decreased frequency of DASM.Our findings suggest a range of potentially important targets for interventions intended to reduce the likelihood and frequency of driving while under the influence of marijuana.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Automobile Driving
Health (social science)
Adolescent
030508 substance abuse
Poison control
Marijuana Smoking
Toxicology
Suicide prevention
Occupational safety and health
03 medical and health sciences
Young Adult
0302 clinical medicine
Risk-Taking
Risk Factors
Surveys and Questionnaires
mental disorders
Injury prevention
Dangerous Behavior
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Young adult
Students
Social learning theory
Simulation
Original Research
Accidents, Traffic
Human factors and ergonomics
Cognition
Psychiatry and Mental health
Female
0305 other medical science
Psychology
Clinical psychology
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 19384114
- Volume :
- 77
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....037417a563782d7578ef8979ac2d5cdb