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Case NF, Brown TG. Examining the predictive potential of depressed mood and alcohol misuse on risky driving. Alcohol Alcohol 2023; 58:532-538. [PMID: 37318107 PMCID: PMC10493518 DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agad042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2022] [Revised: 05/02/2023] [Accepted: 05/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/16/2023] Open
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AIMS Male driving while impaired (DWI) offenders are at heightened risk for engaging in risky driving. Males in a depressed mood are also more prone to alcohol misuse, which may further contribute to risky driving. This manuscript investigates the predictive potential of combined depressed mood and alcohol misuse on risky driving outcomes 3 and 9 years after baseline in male DWI offenders. METHODS At baseline, participants completed questionnaires assessing depressed mood (Major Depression scale of the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III), alcohol misuse (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test), and sensation-seeking (Sensation Seeking Scale-V). Risky driving data (Analyse des comportements routiers; ACR3) were collected at follow-up 3 years after baseline. Driving offence data were obtained for 9 years after baseline. RESULTS There were 129 participants. As 50.4% of the sample were missing ACR3 scores, multiple imputation was conducted. In the final regression model, R2 = 0.34, F(7,121) = 8.76, P < 0.001, alcohol misuse significantly predicted ACR3, B = 0.56, t = 1.96, P = 0.05. Depressed mood, however, did not significantly predict ACR3 and sensation-seeking was not a significant moderator. Although the regression model predicting risky driving offences at Year 9 was significant R2 = 0.37, F(10,108) = 6.41, P < 0.001, neither depressed mood nor alcohol misuse was a significant predictor. CONCLUSIONS These findings identify alcohol misuse as a predictor of risky driving 3 years after baseline among male DWI offenders. This enhances our prediction of risky driving, extending beyond the widely researched acute impacts of alcohol by exploring chronic patterns.
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Affiliation(s)
- Nevicia F Case
- Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, 1033 Pine Ave. W, Montreal, QC H3A 1A1, Canada
- Addiction Research Program, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, 6875 Boulevard LaSalle, Montreal, QC H4H 1R3, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, 1033 Pine Ave. W, Montreal, QC H3A 1A1, Canada
- Addiction Research Program, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, 6875 Boulevard LaSalle, Montreal, QC H4H 1R3, Canada
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Huỳnh C, Beaulieu-Thibodeau A, Fallu JS, Bergeron J, Flores-Aranda J, Jacques A, Brochu S. Risk Factors Associated With Driving After Cannabis Use Among Canadian Young Adults. JOURNAL OF DRUG ISSUES 2021. [DOI: 10.1177/00220426211049359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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This study identifid the most prominent risk factors associated with driving after cannabis use (DACU). 1,126 Canadian drivers (17–35 years old) who have used cannabis in the past 12 months completed an online questionnaire about sociodemographic information, substance use habits, cannabis effect expectancies, driving behaviours and peers’ behaviours and attitudes concerning DACU. A hierarchical logistic regression allowed identifying variables that were associated with DACU. Income (CA$30,000–CA$69,000), weekly-to-daily cannabis use, higher level of cannabis-related problems, expectation that cannabis facilitates social interactions, drunk driving, belief that DACU is safe, general risky driving behaviours, having a few friends who had DACU and injunctive norms predicted past 12-month DACU. Older age, holding negative expectations concerning cannabis, driving aggressively and perceived accessibility of public transportation decreased the probability of DACU. With restricted resources, programmes will be more efficient by targeting Canadian young adults most inclined to DACU by focussing on these risk factors.
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- Christophe Huỳnh
- University Institute on Addictions, CIUSSS Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Department of Psychiatry and Addiction, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
- School of Psychoeducation, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- University Institute on Addictions, CIUSSS Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Department of Psychology, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- University Institute on Addictions, CIUSSS Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- School of Psychoeducation, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Centre for Public Health Research, Université de Montréal and CIUSSS Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- University Institute on Addictions, CIUSSS Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Department of Psychology, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- University Institute on Addictions, CIUSSS Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- School of Social Work, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Program to Assess and Reduce the Risk of Impaired Driving, CIUSSS Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- University Institute on Addictions, CIUSSS Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- School of Criminology, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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