Abstract
Objectives: To examine pre-licensure agreement on driving expectations and predictors of teen driving expectations among parent-teen dyads. Methods: Cross-sectional survey of 163 parent-teen dyads. Descriptive statistics, weighted Kappa coefficients, and linear regression were used to examine expectations about post-licensure teen driving. Results: Teens reported high pre-licensure unsupervised driving (N = 79, 48.5%) and regular access to a car (N = 130, 81.8%). Parents and teens had low agreement on teen driving expectations (eg, after dark, κw = 0.23). Each time teens currently drove to/from school, their expectation of driving in risky conditions post-licensure increased (β = 0.21, p = .02). Conclusions: Pre-licensure improvement of parent-teen agreement on driving expectations are needed to have the greatest impact on preventing teens from driving in high risk conditions. Copyright (c) PNG Publications. All rights reserved.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 13-21 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | American journal of health behavior |
Volume | 38 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2014 |
Keywords
- Motor vehicle crashes
- Parenting
- Pre-licensure
- Safety
- Teen drivers