| Literature DB >> 32683132 |
Despina Stavrinos1, Benjamin McManus2, Sylvie Mrug3, Harry He4, Bria Gresham5, M Grace Albright6, Austin M Svancara7, Caroline Whittington8, Andrea Underhill9, David M White10.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Understanding who heeds the driving-related COVID-19 restrictions is critical for assisting public health professionals improve response to this and future pandemic events. The purpose of the current study was to characterize driving behavior changes among adolescents as a function of COVID-19 restrictions. It was hypothesized that adolescent driving would be reduced by COVID-19 restrictions, especially for younger teens, non-minorities, females, non-working teens, and those with higher prosocial tendencies.Entities:
Keywords: COVID-19; Coronavirus; Driving exposure; Mobility; Pandemic response; Teen driving
Mesh:
Year: 2020 PMID: 32683132 PMCID: PMC7364168 DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2020.105686
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Accid Anal Prev ISSN: 0001-4575
Descriptive Statistics and Correlations by COVID Time Period.
| Mean (SD) or n (%) | Range | Age | Gender | Minority | Job | PST Dire | Days | Miles | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age = 181 | 20 (34 %) | 16.71 – 19.40 | – | −.13 | .30* | .03 | .00 | −.45* | −.11 |
| Male Gender | 26 (45 %) | −.14 | – | −.04 | .14 | −.02 | .28* | .12 | |
| Minority Race | 41 (71 %) | .33* | −.03 | – | −.02 | −.06 | −.31* | −.18 | |
| Has Job | 21 (36 %) | .01 | .15 | −.00 | – | −.07 | .27* | .01 | |
| PST-Dire | 10.11 (2.72) | 4.00 – 15.00 | .01 | −.02 | −.06 | −.06 | – | .10 | .20 |
| Days Driven | 4.86 (2.60) | 0.00–7.00 | −.02 | .29* | −.08 | .31* | −.21 | – | .37* |
| 3.07 (2.73) | |||||||||
| Miles Driven | 155.89 (147.11) | 0.00 – 500 | .05 | .23 | −.17 | .16 | −.10 | .56* | – |
| 100.88 (131.64) |
Note: 1Age at enrollment.
averaged across pre-COVID restrictions.
averaged across post-COVID restrictions. Coefficients above the diagonal represent Pre-COVID restrictions. Coefficients below the diagonal represent Post-COVID restrictions. Spearman’s Rho presented for age = 18 at enrollment, gender, minority, and employment status.
Fig. 1Trajectories of days driven (left) and vehicle miles drive (right) by participants and regional traffic volume by date. Regional data represent traffic volumes on non-freeways in Greater Birmingham, Alabama monitored by continuous count stations.
Multilevel Models Predicting Days Driven Per Week.
| Fixed Effects | COVID-19 | Demographic Predictors | Final Model | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Status | Intercept | 4.96*** | 5.94*** | 5.82*** |
| (0.33) | (0.54) | (0.55) | ||
| Male | 1.48** | 1.69** | ||
| (0.51) | (0.50) | |||
| Minority | −1.37* | −1.61** | ||
| (0.59) | (0.57) | |||
| 18 vs 16 y old | −1.82** | −1.71** | ||
| (0.56) | (0.54) | |||
| Job | 0.46 | |||
| (0.50) | ||||
| Prosocial Dire | 0.10 | |||
| (0.09) | ||||
| Slope before COVID-19 | Intercept | −0.11 | −0.10 | −0.13 |
| (0.07) | (0.07) | (0.07) | ||
| Slope Change during COVID-19 | Intercept | −0.41** | −0.80*** | −0.73*** |
| (0.13) | (0.18) | (0.15) | ||
| Male | −0.07 | |||
| (0.15) | ||||
| Minority | 0.30 | |||
| (0.17) | ||||
| 18 vs 16 y old | 0.53** | 0.63*** | ||
| (0.16) | (0.15) | |||
| Job | 0.31* | |||
| (0.15) | ||||
| Prosocial Dire | −0.07* | |||
| (0.03) | ||||
| Level 1 | Within-person | 1.82*** | 1.85*** | 1.75*** |
| (0.23) | (0.21) | (0.21) | ||
| Level 2 | In initial status | 5.00*** | 2.91*** | 2.55*** |
| (1.07) | (0.70) | (0.63) | ||
| In rate of change | -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | ||
| In change after COVID-19 | 0.27** | 0.18** | 0.16** | |
| (0.08) | (0.06) | (0.05) | ||
| Deviance | 1165.8 | 1126.9 | 1040.3 | |
| AIC | 1177.8 | 1150.9 | 1068.3 | |
| BIC | 1190.1 | 1175.6 | 1096.1 | |
Note: * p < .05, ** p < .01, *** p < .001.
Multilevel Models Predicting Vehicle Miles Driven Per 2 Weeks.
| Fixed Effects | COVID-19 | Demographic Predictors | Final Model | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Status | Intercept | 150.44*** | 188.23*** | 203.65*** |
| (16.12) | (28.76) | (29.39) | ||
| Male | 28.17 | |||
| (27.45) | ||||
| Minority | −54.45 | |||
| (31.68) | ||||
| 18 vs 16 y old | −28.56 | |||
| (30.11) | ||||
| Job | 13.15 | |||
| (28.20) | ||||
| Prosocial Dire | 13.08* | |||
| (5.05) | ||||
| Slope before COVID-19 | Intercept | 3.05 | 2.72 | 1.59 |
| (4.82) | (4.77) | (5.18) | ||
| Slope Change during COVID-19 | Intercept | −21.52** | −41.99*** | −40.97** |
| (7.87) | (9.79) | (10.63) | ||
| Male | 3.72 | |||
| (7.84) | ||||
| Minority | 18.51* | 15.96 | ||
| (8.73) | (9.27) | |||
| 18 vs 16 y old | 17.10* | 15.72 | ||
| (8.33) | (8.58) | |||
| Job | 12.26 | |||
| (8.31) | ||||
| Prosocial Dire | −3.87* | |||
| (1.52) | ||||
| Level 1 | Within-person | 9765.12*** | 9911.86*** | 9881.27*** |
| (1229.68) | (1130.28) | (1219.84) | ||
| Level 2 | In initial status | 7597.29** | 6216.03** | 6051.78** |
| (2210.31) | (1847.99) | 1956.54 | ||
| In rate of change | 64.43 | 66.50 | 70.92 | |
| (76.20) | (44.26) | (66.26) | ||
| In change after COVID-19 | 151.45 | -- | 7.59 | |
| (274.62) | -- | (247.02) | ||
| Deviance | 3227.6 | 3212.7 | 3014.6 | |
| AIC | 3241.6 | 3236.7 | 3044.6 | |
| BIC | 3256.0 | 3261.4 | 3074.4 | |
Note: * p < .05, ** p < .01, *** p < .001.