Zhang Lening, Wieczorek William F, Welte John W
Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, Saint Francis University , Loretto, PA .
Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2014 May;40(3):251-7. doi: 10.3109/00952990.2014.901336.
Young drivers represent a disproportionate number of the individuals involved in alcohol-impaired driving. Although there is a known association between drinking and alcohol-impaired driving in young drivers, the link between early onset drinking and early onset alcohol-impaired driving has not been explored.
The present study aimed to assess this link along with potentially confounding factors.
The assessment used a proportional hazards model with data collected from the Buffalo Longitudinal Study of Young Men, a population-based sample of 625 males at aged 16-19.
Controlling for the effects of potentially relevant confounds, the early onset of drinking was the most influential factor in predicting the early onset of alcohol-impaired driving. Race and the early onset of other forms of delinquency also played a significant role in the early onset of alcohol-impaired driving.
Preventing an early start of drinking among adolescents may be the most critical factor to address in preventing an early start of alcohol-impaired driving.
在涉及酒后驾车的人群中，年轻驾驶者所占比例过高。虽然已知年轻驾驶者饮酒与酒后驾车之间存在关联，但早期开始饮酒与早期开始酒后驾车之间的联系尚未得到探讨。
本研究旨在评估这种联系以及潜在的混杂因素。
评估采用比例风险模型，数据来自布法罗青年男性纵向研究，该研究以625名年龄在16 - 19岁的男性为基于人群的样本。
在控制潜在相关混杂因素的影响后，早期开始饮酒是预测早期开始酒后驾车的最有影响力的因素。种族和其他形式犯罪行为的早期开始在早期开始酒后驾车中也起到了重要作用。
预防青少年过早开始饮酒可能是预防过早开始酒后驾车需要解决的最关键因素。
