Cortisol stress response predicts 9-year risky driving convictions in male first-time driving-while-impaired offenders

Brown, Thomas G.; Ouimet, Marie Claude; Nadeau, Louise; Tremblay, Jacques; Gianoulakis, Christina; Couture, Sophie; Moxley‐Kelly, Nathaniel

doi:10.1007/s00213-019-05359-0

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“…This general tendency towards risky behaviours may be partly explained by lower cortisol reactivity to stress as it has been associated with increased risk-taking and greater sensation seeking and criminal tendencies (Cima, Smeets, & Jelicic, 2008; Daughters, Gorka, Matusiewicz, & Anderson, 2013; Freeman & Beer, 2010). This biomarker was found to be more prevalent among individuals with elevated generalized risky driving behaviours (Brown et al, 2020), including those who drive while impaired (Couture et al, 2015). Furthermore, according to the Theory of Planned Behaviour, a behaviour is driven by personal attitudes, subjective norms and perceived behavioural control (Ajzen, 1985; 1987).…”

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Risk Factors Associated With Driving After Cannabis Use Among Canadian Young Adults

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Beaulieu-Thibodeau

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Journal of Drug Issues

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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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Risk Factors Associated With Driving After Cannabis Use Among Canadian Young Adults

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Beaulieu-Thibodeau

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Journal of Drug Issues

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Examining the predictive potential of depressed mood and alcohol misuse on risky driving

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2023

Alcohol and Alcoholism

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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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Cortisol stress response predicts 9-year risky driving convictions in male first-time driving-while-impaired offenders

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Risk Factors Associated With Driving After Cannabis Use Among Canadian Young Adults

Risk Factors Associated With Driving After Cannabis Use Among Canadian Young Adults

Examining the predictive potential of depressed mood and alcohol misuse on risky driving

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