Family Communication Patterns and Teen Drivers’ Attitudes Toward Driving Safety

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• Personal Author:
  Campo S ; Cheng G ; Krapfl JR ; Peek-Asa, Corinne ; Ramirez M ; Yang J
• Description:
  Introduction: Family communication patterns (FCPs) play an important role in reducing the risk-taking behaviors of teens, such as substance use and safer sex. However, little is known about the relationship between family communication and teen driving safety. Method: We analyzed the baseline data from a randomized trial that included 163 parent-teen dyads, with teens who would be receiving their intermediate driver's license within 3 months. FCPs were divided into four types - pluralistic, protective, consensual, and laissez-faire - and were correlated with the frequency of parent-teen discussions and teens' driving safety attitudes. Results: The ratings on four types of FCPs were distributed quite evenly among teens and parents. Parents and teens agreed on their FCP ratings (p = .64). In families with communication patterns that were laissez-faire, protective, and pluralistic, parents talked to their teens less about safe driving than did parents in families with a consensual communication pattern (p < .01). Moreover, the frequency of parent-teen communication about safe driving was positively associated with teen attitudes toward safe driving (adjusted beta = 0.35, p = .03). Discussion: Health care providers need to encourage parents, particularly those with non-consensual FCPs, to increase frequency of parent-teen interactions. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Age Factors Aging Automobiles Behavior Family Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Adolescents Age Factors Age Groups Attitude Author Keywords: Teen Drivers Automobile Safety Behavior Patterns Communication Systems Drivers Driving Safety Families Family Communication Humans Intervention Motor Vehicles Risk Factors Safety Education Safety Programs Teenagers

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• ISSN:
  0891-5245
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Iowa ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  334-341
• Volume:
  27
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20062768
• Citation:
  J Pediatr Health Care 2013 Sep-Oct; 27(5):334-341
• Contact Point Address:
  Jingzhen Yang, MPH, PhD, Department of Community & Behavioral Health, College of Public Health, The University of Iowa, 200 Hawkins Dr, E236 GH, Iowa City, IA 52242
• Email:
  jingzhen-yang@uiowa.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• Performing Organization:
  University of Iowa
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Pediatric Health Care
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/225958/cdc_225958_DS1.pdf
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