The Investigation on the Factors Influencing Soldiers’ Drunk Driving and Improving Strategies to Prevent Drunk Driving

• Main Authors: Fang-yan-gi, 方彥吉
• Other Authors: Ho-li-hsing
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2010
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/12532734175771745506

碩士 === 中華大學 === 科技管理學系碩士班 === 98 === Hundreds of tragedies had taken place among families because of drink and drive every year. In-service soldiers caused drunk driving accidents, exposed by the media, severely damage the strength of army. It is obvious that the seriousness and necessity of investigating on the drunk driving in the military. In order to prevent the accidents from happening, as well to uphold the figure of military, the research took drunk driving soldiers from 2007-2009 as subjects, discussing the relevant risk factors. The framework of the research included social-control theory, self-control theory, routine activity theory, new opportunity theory, rational choice theory and opportunity cost theory. By using these theories, we analyzed how a person, relationship and organization effect the tendency of drunk driving behavior. The result showed that people who have drinking habit while who is less self-control to drinking have higher tendency to drink and drive. Soldiers’ mental aspects and relationship among colleagues and superiors are related to drunk driving behavior. In addition, the professional consular provided by the army and the familiar degree between family members and military superiors are also relevant to the tendency of drunk driving. If the soldier belongs to the “low self-control” individual, who is also lack of “social control”, after drinking he may not choose the “opportunity cost” rationally. According to the research, the study provides suggestion as follows: First, at the aspects of military, the military superior should limit the soldiers who have high tendency of drunk driving, improve facilities of living, strengthen leadership while offer more care ness, increase the profession degree of consular construct the connection between soldiers’ family members and military superior. Second, at the aspects of soldiers independent, one should strictly obey the restriction of drunk driving, lower the frequenciy of drinking, get away from the Taiwanese drinking culture, learn the ability of self control and construct the safety concepts. Last but not the least, at the aspects of soldiers’ family members, they should concern more about their every day lives and participate activities hold by the military much more often.