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Efectos del alcohol y conducción de vehículos: creencias y conductas de los jóvenes

Traffic accidents are one of the causes of death for people between 1 and 45 years old. Many studies verify that the road accidents are related with the consumption of alcohol. This problem, is especially important in the young people and it is increased during dawns of the weekends. Some studies underline the lack of information and knowledge of many young people concerning law on alcohol consummation when driving and the effects of this drug on consumers. Another problem is the amount of mistaken beliefs on what to do neutralize the alcohol’s effect before drive. The objective of our study is to evaluate, in university students, the knowledge of the rules of driving behavior included in the circulation code and the personal beliefs about the effects of the alcohol in driving, and to find the frequency and the circumstances in which young people drive after alcohol consummation. The results suggest many actions that may be considered in the design of preventive campaigns that promotes safety road behavior in order to increase their effectivity

© Revista Española de Drogodependencias, 2002, vol. 27, núm. 1, p. 67-80

Asociación Española de Estudio en Drogodependencias (AESED)

Autor: Oliveras Bau, Carme
Planes Pedra, Montserrat
Cunill Olivas, Mònica
Gras Pérez, María Eugenia
Data: 2002
Resum: Traffic accidents are one of the causes of death for people between 1 and 45 years old. Many studies verify that the road accidents are related with the consumption of alcohol. This problem, is especially important in the young people and it is increased during dawns of the weekends. Some studies underline the lack of information and knowledge of many young people concerning law on alcohol consummation when driving and the effects of this drug on consumers. Another problem is the amount of mistaken beliefs on what to do neutralize the alcohol’s effect before drive. The objective of our study is to evaluate, in university students, the knowledge of the rules of driving behavior included in the circulation code and the personal beliefs about the effects of the alcohol in driving, and to find the frequency and the circumstances in which young people drive after alcohol consummation. The results suggest many actions that may be considered in the design of preventive campaigns that promotes safety road behavior in order to increase their effectivity
Format: application/pdf
ISSN: 0213-7615
Accés al document: http://hdl.handle.net/10256/9704
Llenguatge: spa
Editor: Asociación Española de Estudio en Drogodependencias (AESED)
Col·lecció: Reproducció digital del document publicat a: http://www.aesed.com/revista_red.php
Grup de Recerca: Psicologia de la Salut
És part de: © Revista Española de Drogodependencias, 2002, vol. 27, núm. 1, p. 67-80
Drets: Tots els drets reservats
Matèria: Seguretat viària i joves
Traffic safety and children
Consum d’alcohol i accidents de circulació
Drinking and traffic accidents
Títol: Efectos del alcohol y conducción de vehículos: creencias y conductas de los jóvenes
Tipus: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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