Drinking and driving: a bivariate examination of select correlates of drunk driving among adolescents

Author

Linda Cirillo, Nevada State College

Periodical Title

Modern Psychological Studies

Volume

19

Number

1

Page Numbers

pages 1-10

Department

Dept. of Psychology

Publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Place of Publication

Chattanooga (Tenn.)

Date

2013

Abstract

Using the 2009 YRBS data set, this study examined bivariate correlations between select correlates of drunk driving among adolescents. Results show statistically significant correlations between age at first drink, binge drink, and marijuana use and drunk driving. While there has been a slight downward trend in reported incidents of current drinking and driving among adolescents (CDC, 2012), the social, emotional, and economic costs to families and communities remain high. For these reasons, there is a continued need for education of drinking impairment with adolescents to emphasize that driving is a privilege not a right and can have detrimental consequences when combined with alcohol.

Subject

Psychology

Discipline

Psychology

Document Type

article

DCMI Type

Text

Extent

10 leaves

Language

English

Call Number

BF1 .M63 v. 19 no. 1 2013

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Recommended Citation

Cirillo, Linda (2013) "Drinking and driving: a bivariate examination of select correlates of drunk driving among adolescents," Modern Psychological Studies: Vol. 19: No. 1, Article 2.
Available at: https://scholar.utc.edu/mps/vol19/iss1/2