TY - JOUR
T1 - Driving after alcohol consumption
T2 - A qualitative analysis among Chinese male drunk drivers
AU - Liu, Liu
AU - Chui, Wing Hong
AU - Deng, Yali
N1 - Funding Information:
A qualitative approach was adopted as it was more effective in understanding the experiences of participants’ drunk driving. Supported by a local traffic police department, the research team gained access to drunk drivers in an Eastern Chinese city. The research protocol of this study was reviewed and supported by the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Nanjing University.
Funding Information:
This study was funded by The National Social Science Fund of the People's Republic of China ( 19BSH029 ).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020
PY - 2021/4
Y1 - 2021/4
N2 - In China, alcohol-related impaired driving has been perceived as a crucial contributor to traffic accidents. However, the topic of driving after alcohol consumption is still understudied in the country. To fill this void, the aim of this study was to find out male drivers’ unique experiences of drunk driving in China. A qualitative analysis was adopted based on semi-structured interviews with 38 Chinese male drunk drivers who were serving community corrections. The findings of this study revealed that, being regular alcohol consumers, Chinese male drunk drivers had very little knowledge of the impairment caused by alcohol intake on driving. They mostly underestimated alcohol's negative influence on their driving ability and were overconfident that they would have a safe drive and would not be involved in any traffic accidents after consuming alcohol. In addition, most participants of this study reported that there was very little possibility that they would be arrested after fully assessing the situation and implementing strategies to avoid detection by traffic police. All these reasons affected these men's decision to drive drunk. Several criminological theories are applied to explain the findings and implications are finally recommended to reduce the possibility of drunk driving among Chinese men.
AB - In China, alcohol-related impaired driving has been perceived as a crucial contributor to traffic accidents. However, the topic of driving after alcohol consumption is still understudied in the country. To fill this void, the aim of this study was to find out male drivers’ unique experiences of drunk driving in China. A qualitative analysis was adopted based on semi-structured interviews with 38 Chinese male drunk drivers who were serving community corrections. The findings of this study revealed that, being regular alcohol consumers, Chinese male drunk drivers had very little knowledge of the impairment caused by alcohol intake on driving. They mostly underestimated alcohol's negative influence on their driving ability and were overconfident that they would have a safe drive and would not be involved in any traffic accidents after consuming alcohol. In addition, most participants of this study reported that there was very little possibility that they would be arrested after fully assessing the situation and implementing strategies to avoid detection by traffic police. All these reasons affected these men's decision to drive drunk. Several criminological theories are applied to explain the findings and implications are finally recommended to reduce the possibility of drunk driving among Chinese men.
KW - Alcohol consumption
KW - Chinese male drunk drivers
KW - Drunk driving
KW - Qualitative study
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U2 - 10.1016/j.drugpo.2020.103058
DO - 10.1016/j.drugpo.2020.103058
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 33310635
AN - SCOPUS:85098471621
SN - 0955-3959
VL - 90
JO - International Journal of Drug Policy
JF - International Journal of Drug Policy
M1 - 103058
ER -
