Open AccessThe unintended effects of providing risk information about drinking and driving.
Author(s) -
Mark B. Johnson,
Catalina Köpetz
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
health psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.548
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1930-7810
pISSN - 0278-6133
DOI - 10.1037/hea0000526
Subject(s) - psycinfo , human factors and ergonomics , unintended consequences , poison control , injury prevention , suicide prevention , psychology , cognition , occupational safety and health , public health , social psychology , environmental health , applied psychology , medicine , medline , psychiatry , political science , nursing , pathology , law
Alcohol-impaired driving remains a serious public health concern despite the fact that drinking and driving risks are widely disseminated and well understood by the public. This research examines the motivational conditions under which providing risk information can exacerbate rather than decrease potential drinking drivers' willingness to drive while impaired.