Journal article
Women judging: Is a young male drunk driver perceived as more negligent than a young female drunk driver?
Traffic Injury Prevention, Vol.19(7), pp.675-679
2018
PMID: 29927629
Abstract
Objective: It is well established that young men are the riskiest group of all drivers, and men in general more often drive under the influence of alcohol. However, potentially oversimplified representations such as a "young male problem" and "drunk driving as a male problem" can influence action and reinforce existing attitudes by selectively directing attention to stereotypically consistent behavior. The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis of possible bias toward young male drivers in the context of drunk driving.
Methods: We have created a scenario study investigating whether the sex of an imaginary young drunk driver would be associated with a different perceived negligence (ranging from 0 = not negligent at all to 10 = extremely negligent) among our participants. These participants were a representative sample of Finnish female driver's license holders. The data for the study were gathered as part of a larger survey study on women's drinking and driving culture.
Results: Perceptions of how negligent a person was depended on the age of the respondents such that the older the respondent, the higher the perceived negligence. Perceived negligence was similar for male and female drivers in the scenario; however, there was an interaction effect between driver sex and the age of respondents. The youngest (20-29 years) and 2 oldest (50-69 years) groups of our respondents found the young woman to be more negligent, whereas the opposite occurred for the other 2 groups.
Conclusions: The results of our imaginary scenario study of a representative sample of Finnish female driver's license holders do not support a hypothesis that there would be a negative bias toward young male drivers in the context of drunk driving behavior.
Details
- Title
- Women judging: Is a young male drunk driver perceived as more negligent than a young female drunk driver?
- Authors
- Igor Radun (Corresponding Author) - University of HelsinkiHanna Watling - Queensland University of TechnologyJenni Radun - University of HelsinkiJyrki Kaistinen - Finnish Transport Safety AgencyJake Olivier - UNSW Sydney
- Publication details
- Traffic Injury Prevention, Vol.19(7), pp.675-679
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc.
- Date published
- 2018
- DOI
- 10.1080/15389588.2018.1480833
- ISSN
- 1538-957X
- PMID
- 29927629
- Grant note
- The data for this study were collected in connection with a project on women’s drinking and driving culture, supported in part by the Finnish Foundation for Alcohol Studies (Alkoholitutkimussäätiö).
- Organisation Unit
- Road Safety Research Collaboration; School of Law and Society
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991244598502621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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