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Abstract
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OBJECTIVE: Drunk driving is one of the major behavioral issues connected with problematic alcohol consumption. The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between personality traits and social problem solving skills of individuals who drive while intoxicated.
METHOD: 144 individuals apprehended twice while driving drunk and sent to a driver behavior training program (9 female and 135 male) participated in our study. The Eysenck Personality Questionnaire Revised-Abbreviated (EPQ-RA) composed of 4 subscales (Extroversion, Neuroticism, Psychoticism and Lying subscales) and the Social Problem Solving Inventory (SPS) composed of 6 subscales (Cognitive, Emotion, Behavior, Problem Definition and Formulation, Creating Solution Options, Solution Implementation and Verification, Decision Making subscales) were used to evaluate the participants in the study.
RESULTS: A positive relationship was found between the Extraversion Scale of the EPQ-RA and the Cognition Subscale (p<0.01), Emotion Subscale (p<0.01), Behavior Subscale (p<0.01), Generation of Alternatives Subscale (p<0.01), Decision Making Subscale (p<0.05) and Solution Implementation and Verification Subscale (p<0.01). For individuals who repeated intoxicated driving, all subscales of the EPQ-RA (Extraversion, Lie, Neuroticism and Psychoticism Subscales) explained 12% of the scores of the Cognition Subscale and 16.2% (p<0.001) of the Emotion subscale of SPSI. There was no significant relationship between the first and second incident alcohol blood levels (p>0.05).
CONCLUSION: Drinking and driving behaviors appear to be negative or maladaptive behaviors closely related to personality traits and may represent an effort to avoid negative emotions. Evaluation of negative emotions may have an important place in training programs intended to change drunk driving behavior.
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