Citation

Hamann CJ, Ramirez MR, Yang J, Chande VT, Peek-Asa CL. Am. J. Health Behav. 2014; 38(1): 13-21.

Affiliation

Injury Prevention Research Center, The University of Iowa, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Iowa City, IA, USA. cara-hamann@uiowa.edu.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, PNG Publications)

DOI

10.5993/AJHB.38.1.2

PMID

24034676

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.

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