Keeping it Between the Buoys: Assessing Self-Reported Boating under the Influence (BUI) in a Young Adult Population
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-6-2014
Publication Title
Deviant Behavior
DOI
10.1080/01639625.2014.908679
ISSN
1521-0456
Abstract
Boating Under the Influence (BUI) has recently become a topic of significant concern. Employing a sample of 1,082 young adult boaters, we explore demographic characteristics of those who seek various levels of intoxication while boating and apply several of the leading criminological theories to the study of BUI. We evaluate self-report measures of intoxicated boating, buzzed boating, and BUI. Results indicate that social learning theory and low self-control are leading predictors of BUI. We conclude that given the social nature and cultural acceptance of drinking while boating, simply lowering the blood alcohol content legal limit may not solve the BUI problem.
Recommended Citation
Miller, Bryan Lee, John M. Stogner.
2014.
"Keeping it Between the Buoys: Assessing Self-Reported Boating under the Influence (BUI) in a Young Adult Population."
Deviant Behavior, 36 (1): 68-86: Taylor & Francis Online.
doi: 10.1080/01639625.2014.908679
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/crimjust-criminology-facpubs/108
