TY - JOUR
T1 - Increasing parent limits on novice young drivers cognitive mediation of the effect of persuasive messages
AU - Simons-Morton, Bruce G.
AU - Hartos, Jessica L.
AU - Leaf, William A.
AU - Preusser, David F.
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2011 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2006/1
Y1 - 2006/1
N2 - This report describes intervention effects on parent-imposed driving limits on novice young drivers at licensure. Parent-adolescent dyads (4,344) completed baseline surveys at permit and were randomly assigned to intervention or comparison groups. Intervention families received persuasive communications related to protection motivation theory variables including threat appraisal regarding high-risk adolescent driving and coping appraisal regarding restrictions on high-risk driving conditions during the early months of adolescent licensure. Comparison families received standard information on driving, vehicles, and road safety. Among the 4,344 families, 3,786 adolescents obtained licenses, and 3,398 parent-adolescent dyads completed surveys at licensure. Significant treatment group differences favoring the Checkpoints Program were found at licensure for driving limits, perceived risk, expected limits, and outcome expectations. Perceived risk and outcome expectations partially mediated and expected limits fully mediated treatment effects. The results provide evidence that persuasive materials can alter threat and coping appraisal and expectations, thereby increasing parent-imposed driving limits at licensure.
AB - This report describes intervention effects on parent-imposed driving limits on novice young drivers at licensure. Parent-adolescent dyads (4,344) completed baseline surveys at permit and were randomly assigned to intervention or comparison groups. Intervention families received persuasive communications related to protection motivation theory variables including threat appraisal regarding high-risk adolescent driving and coping appraisal regarding restrictions on high-risk driving conditions during the early months of adolescent licensure. Comparison families received standard information on driving, vehicles, and road safety. Among the 4,344 families, 3,786 adolescents obtained licenses, and 3,398 parent-adolescent dyads completed surveys at licensure. Significant treatment group differences favoring the Checkpoints Program were found at licensure for driving limits, perceived risk, expected limits, and outcome expectations. Perceived risk and outcome expectations partially mediated and expected limits fully mediated treatment effects. The results provide evidence that persuasive materials can alter threat and coping appraisal and expectations, thereby increasing parent-imposed driving limits at licensure.
KW - Adolescents
KW - Parenting; cars
KW - Protection motivation theory
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U2 - 10.1177/0743558405282282
DO - 10.1177/0743558405282282
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:29344438881
SN - 0743-5584
VL - 21
SP - 83
EP - 105
JO - Journal of Adolescent Research
JF - Journal of Adolescent Research
IS - 1
ER -