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| International Paper Session - Issues in Community Interventions; Social & Ethics |
| Monday, May 28, 2007 |
| 3:00 PM–3:50 PM |
| Gregory AB |
| Area: CSE |
| Chair: Holly Denice Shockley (Washington State University) |
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| Utilizing the Internet to Produce Behavioral Changes in Alcohol Use in a College Population. |
| Domain: Applied Research |
| HOLLY DENICE SHOCKLEY (Washington State University) |
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| Abstract: This experiment will compare the effects of three online interventions for alcohol consumption by college students. The three conditions will be a discussion group where participants read posted materials and then engage in an online discussion of them, a blog group who reads the same material and post responses on the web site, and a read only control group. All of the students will complete two questionnaires on alcohol attitudes, knowledge, and use pre and post participation. The primary analysis of the data will be a comparison of week-to-week patterns of drinking for the three groups. A second analysis will compare the groups’ responses on pre and post questionnaires to see if there are differences in decision-making behaviors surrounding their alcohol consumption. Previous studies of online intervention strategies have focused on single person assessments and used instant feedback to the client. However, there have been few investigations of group based online intervention strategies concerning the use of alcohol within college populations. The hypothesis is that students who write and share experiences in the blog or discussion will show significantly greater decreases in alcohol consumption and better decision-making skills related to the consumption of alcohol compared to the control group. |
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| Walking the Crosswalk: How to Make a City Walk the Line. |
| Domain: Applied Research |
| JOAO CLAUDIO TODOROV (Universidade Católica de Goiás), Vivica Lé Sénéchal Machado (Universidade de Brasília) |
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| Abstract: As everywhere in the civilized world, in Brazil a driver must stop the car for pedestrians walking the crosswalk. As of 1996, none of the 40 million Brazilian drivers used to respect that law. Since 1996 practically all drivers living in Brasília stop for pedestrians. That change in a cultural practice occurred only in Brasília. The present paper describes in behavior analytic terms the successful campaign presided by the University of Brasília in collaboration with the media, government, churches, and nongovernmental organizations. |
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| Using Naturalistic Data Collection to Study Drowsiness and Other Safety Issues in Commercial Vehicle Operations. |
| Domain: Applied Research |
| DOUGLAS M. WEIGAND (Virginia Tech Transportation Institute), Richard Hanowski (Virginia Tech Transportation Institute ) |
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| Abstract: This presentation will summarize results from a naturalistic driving study conducted with 95 professional truck drivers. Forty-six trucks were instrumented with a Data Acquisition System during the course of the study. Driving performance data (e.g., lane position, speed, and longitudinal acceleration) were collected in addition to video data from several on-board camera systems. A total of 915 safety-critical incidents (including crashes, near crashes, and crash-relevant conflicts) were reviewed to investigate driver behavior and pre-cursors to incident involvement. Incident characteristics and driver contributing factors will be discussed. In addition, several video examples will be presented to give the audience a sample of the data collection methods. |
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