Factors Associated With Adolescents' Propensity to Drive With Multiple Passengers and to Engage in Risky Driving Behaviors

Mirman, Jessica Hafetz; Albert, Dustin; Jacobsohn, Lela; Winston, Flaura Koplin

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2011.10.256

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“…The questionnaire items for the sensation-seeking factor might not be suitable to predict risk-taking behavior in situations like a driving game that does not provide exciting sensations. Personality traits such as impulsivity can be strong predictors of adolescent risk-taking behavior [46]–[48], but when considering different forms of impulsivity, sensation-seeking was positively related to executive function, while acting without thinking was related negatively [49]. Thus, acting without thinking would be more strongly related to (at least reckless) risk-taking behavior than sensation-seeking we considered.…”

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Brain Structural Correlates of Risk-Taking Behavior and Effects of Peer Influence in Adolescents

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Adolescents are characterized by impulsive risky behavior, particularly in the presence of peers. We discriminated high and low risk-taking male adolescents aged 18–19 years by assessing their propensity for risky behavior and vulnerability to peer influence with personality tests, and compared structural differences in gray and white matter of the brain with voxel-based morphometry (VBM) and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), respectively. We also compared the brain structures according to the participants' actual risk-taking behavior in a simulated driving task with two different social conditions making up a peer competition situation. There was a discrepancy between the self-reported personality test results and risky driving behavior (running through an intersection with traffic lights turning yellow, chancing a collision with another vehicle). Comparison between high and low risk-taking adolescents according to personality test results revealed no significant difference in gray matter volume and white matter integrity. However, comparison according to actual risk-taking behavior during task performance revealed significantly higher white matter integrity in the high risk-taking group, suggesting that increased risky behavior during adolescence is not necessarily attributed to the immature brain as conventional wisdom says.

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Brain Structural Correlates of Risk-Taking Behavior and Effects of Peer Influence in Adolescents

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“…Studies that focused on social factors found that greater parental involvement in and monitoring of Teens′ driving (both pre- and post-licensure) were associated with less risky driving behavior (Gershon et al, 2016; Mirman, Albert, Jacobsohn, & Winston, 2012; Prato, Toledo, Lotan, & Taubman-Ben-Ari, 2010; Simons-Morton & Ouimet, 2006). A cross-sectional survey study reported higher secondary task engagement of teens compared to their parents and a significant correlation between Teens′ and parents′ secondary task engagement (Bingham et al, 2015).…”

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Teens' distracted driving behavior: Prevalence and predictors

Gershon

Zhu

Klauer

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Journal of Safety Research

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Introduction: Teen drivers′ over-involvement in crashes has been attributed to a variety of factors, including distracted driving. With the rapid development of in-vehicle systems and portable electronic devices, the burden associated with distracted driving is expected to increase. The current study identifies predictors of secondary task engagement among teenage drivers and provides basis for interventions to reduce distracted driving behavior. We described the prevalence of secondary tasks by type and driving conditions and evaluated the associations between the prevalence of secondary task engagement, driving conditions, and selected psychosocial factors. Methods: The private vehicles of 83 newly-licensed teenage drivers were equipped with Data Acquisition Systems (DAS), which documented driving performance measures, including secondary task engagement and driving environment characteristics. Surveys administered at licensure provided psychosocial measures. Results: Overall, teens engaged in a potentially distracting secondary task in 58% of sampled road clips. The most prevalent types of secondary tasks were interaction with a passenger, talking/singing (no passenger), external distraction, and texting/dialing the cell phone. Secondary task engagement was more prevalent among those with primary vehicle access and when driving alone. Social norms, friends’ risky driving behaviors, and parental limitations were significantly associated with secondary task prevalence. In contrast, environmental attributes, including lighting and road surface conditions, were not associated with Teens′ engagement in secondary tasks. Conclusions: Our findings indicated that teens engaged in secondary tasks frequently and poorly regulate their driving behavior relative to environmental conditions. Practical applications: Peer and parent influences on secondary task engagement provide valuable objectives for countermeasures to reduce distracted driving among teenage drivers.

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“…Further research is needed into how to effectively support parents in supervising and monitoring their teen driver (Fischer, 2013). Rigorous evaluation of both existing and newly-developed parent-teen interventions is also needed (Mirman, Albert, Jacobsohn, & Winston, 2012). Organizations that seek to improve teen driver safety can best meet their goal by implementing programs with demonstrated effectiveness.…”

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Parental perceptions of teen driving: Restrictions, worry and influence

Jewett

Shults

Bhat

2016

Journal of Safety Research

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Introduction Parents play a critical role in preventing crashes among teens. Research of parental perceptions and concerns regarding teen driving safety is limited. We examined results from the 2013 Summer ConsumerStyles survey that queried parents about restrictions placed on their teen drivers, their perceived level of “worry” about their teen driver’s safety, and influence of parental restrictions regarding their teen’s driving. Methods We produced frequency distributions for the number of restrictions imposed, parental “worry,” and influence of rules regarding their teen’s driving, reported by teen’s driving license status (learning to drive or obtained a driver’s license). Response categories were dichotomized because of small cell sizes, and we ran separate log-linear regression models to explore whether imposing all four restrictions on teen drivers was associated with either worry intensity (“a lot” versus “somewhat, not very much or not at all”) or perceived influence of parental rules (“a lot” versus “somewhat, not very much or not at all”). Results Among the 456 parent respondents, 80% reported having restrictions for their teen driver regarding use of safety belts, drinking and driving, cell phones, and text messaging while driving. However, among the 188 parents of licensed teens, only 9% reported having a written parent-teen driving agreement, either currently or in the past. Worrying “a lot” was reported less frequently by parents of newly licensed teens (36%) compared with parents of learning teens (61%). Conclusions and Practical Applications Parents report having rules and restrictions for their teen drivers, but only a small percentage formalize the rules and restrictions in a written parent-teen driving agreement. Parents worry less about their teen driver’s safety during the newly licensed phase, when crash risk is high as compared to the learning phase. Further research is needed into how to effectively support parents in supervising and monitoring their teen driver.

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Factors Associated With Adolescents' Propensity to Drive With Multiple Passengers and to Engage in Risky Driving Behaviors

Cited by 47 publications

References 36 publications

Brain Structural Correlates of Risk-Taking Behavior and Effects of Peer Influence in Adolescents

Brain Structural Correlates of Risk-Taking Behavior and Effects of Peer Influence in Adolescents

Teens' distracted driving behavior: Prevalence and predictors

Parental perceptions of teen driving: Restrictions, worry and influence

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