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Social status and drunk-driving intervention.

M A Monto1, M D Newcomb, J Rabow

  • 1Department of Sociology, University of California, Los Angeles 90024-1551.

Journal of Studies on Alcohol
|January 1, 1992
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Most university students intervene when a peer is too drunk to drive. Social factors like age, race, and sex similarity or status did not influence the decision to intervene in drunk driving situations.

Area of Science:

  • Social Psychology
  • Behavioral Science
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Drunk driving remains a significant public health concern.
  • Intervening to prevent impaired driving is a form of prosocial behavior.
  • Understanding factors influencing intervention is crucial for developing prevention strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the decision-making process of intervening when a peer is too inebriated to drive.
  • To investigate the influence of social characteristics (age, race, sex) on intervention likelihood.
  • To test hypotheses derived from helping behavior literature regarding status and similarity.

Main Methods:

  • Survey administered to 303 university students who had encountered a peer too drunk to drive.
  • Log-linear analysis used to examine demographic variables (age, race, sex) of the respondent and potential drunk driver.

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  • Intervention likelihood compared across different social status and similarity conditions.

    • Main Results:

    • 65% of students reported intervening in situations where a peer was too drunk to drive.
    • Students were more likely to encounter potential drunk drivers similar to themselves in age, race, and sex.
    • Neither perceived status differences nor demographic similarity significantly affected the likelihood of intervention.

    Conclusions:

    • While students frequently encounter drunk-driving situations, particularly with similar peers, demographic factors do not deter intervention.
    • The decision to intervene appears to be a complex helping behavior not solely dictated by social similarity or status.
    • Further research is needed to explore other determinants of intervention in preventing drunk driving.