Meier S E, Brigham T A, Handel G
J Stud Alcohol. 1987 Jul;48(4):325-8. doi: 10.15288/jsa.1987.48.325.
In a previous field study of how feedback on intoxication might affect an individual's decision to drive, it was found that a small sample of people were quite accurate in their recall of alcohol consumption. The accurate estimation of alcohol consumption clearly is of potential value in driving while intoxicated (DWI) prevention programs. However, because the finding of accurate recall is inconsistent with other reports in the literature, it was decided to replicate the testing with a larger sample. Randomly selected patrons leaving taverns and bars were asked to participate in a study, and individuals agreed to answer a consumption questionnaire and have their blood alcohol level (BAL) measured. Results indicated that subjects were very accurate in their estimates of consumption when self-reports were compared with Breathalyzer readings (r = .70, p less than .01). An additional trend of some interest was that men were apparently more accurate in their estimates of consumption than women even though they generally had higher BALs. The present study replicates and extends the earlier findings concerning the ability of college-age drinkers to estimate alcohol consumption in field settings accurately.
在之前一项关于醉酒反馈如何影响个人驾驶决策的实地研究中，发现一小部分人对饮酒量的回忆相当准确。准确估计饮酒量在预防酒后驾车（DWI）项目中显然具有潜在价值。然而，由于准确回忆这一发现与文献中的其他报告不一致，因此决定用更大的样本重复测试。随机挑选离开酒馆和酒吧的顾客参与一项研究，这些人同意回答一份饮酒问卷并测量他们的血液酒精含量（BAL）。结果表明，将自我报告与呼气酒精含量测定仪读数进行比较时，受试者对饮酒量的估计非常准确（r = 0.70，p小于0.01）。另一个有趣的趋势是，尽管男性的血液酒精含量通常较高，但他们对饮酒量的估计显然比女性更准确。本研究重复并扩展了早期关于大学生饮酒者在实地环境中准确估计饮酒量能力的发现。
