@article{ref1,
title="Social support and the rehabilitation of alcohol-impaired drivers: drinking motives as moderators",
journal="Health communication",
year="2020",
author="Moon, Tae-Joon and Mathias, Charles W. and Mullen, Jillian and Karns-Wright, Tara E. and Hill-Kapturczak, Nathalie and Roache, John D. and Dougherty, Donald M.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Alcohol-impaired driving is a common and costly public health problem associated with alcohol misuse. This investigation aims to understand the role of social support and drinking motives in motivating alcohol-impaired drivers to reduce alcohol use. One hundred nineteen participants with a history of driving-while-intoxicated arrest were recruited from either a correctional treatment facility (<i>n</i> = 59) or the community (<i>n</i> = 60) and asked about their motivation to change alcohol use. Motivation to change was tested in relationships with two types of social support (i.e. <i>Abstinence-Specific Social Support</i> and <i>General Social Support</i>) and drinking motives (<i>Coping, Enhancement</i>, and <i>Social Motives</i>). The results showed: (1) only <i>Abstinence-Specific Social Support</i> was positively associated with motivation to change; (2) <i>Coping</i> and <i>Social Motives</i> had a negative association with motivation to change; (3) the impact of <i>Abstinence-Specific Social Support</i> on motivation to change was greater among those with a stronger <i>Enhancement Motives</i>. In other words, those who drink primarily for pleasure showed a greater increase in motivation to change when more <i>Abstinence-Specific Social Support</i> is available, compared to those with lower <i>Enhancement Motives</i>. The findings of this investigation contribute to our knowledge of the roles of communication in the rehabilitation of alcohol-impaired drivers.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1041-0236",
doi="10.1080/10410236.2020.1731914",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2020.1731914"
}