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.
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.
Authors: Kenneth R Ginsburg; Dennis R Durbin; J Felipe García-España; Ewa A Kalicka; Flaura K Winston Journal: Pediatrics Date: 2009-10 Impact factor: 7.124
Authors: Julius D Cheng; Heidi Schubmehl; Steven A Kahn; Mark L Gestring; Ayodele Sangosanya; Nicole A Stassen; Paul E Bankey Journal: J Trauma Acute Care Surg Date: 2012-08 Impact factor: 3.313