Effectiveness of Parent-Focused Interventions to Increase Teen Driver Safety: A Critical Review

Allison E Curry; Corinne Peek-Asa; Cara J Hamann; Jessica H Mirman

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2015.01.003

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Effectiveness of Parent-Focused Interventions to Increase Teen Driver Safety: A Critical Review

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Effectiveness of Parent-Focused Interventions to Increase Teen Driver Safety: A Critical Review

Allison E Curry, Corinne Peek-Asa, Cara J Hamann and Jessica H Mirman

Journal of adolescent health, Vol.57(1), pp.S6-S14

07/2015

DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2015.01.003

PMCID: PMC4483193

PMID: 26112737

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Abstract

We critically reviewed recent parent-directed teen driving interventions to summarize their success in meeting stated goals; identify promising intervention components and knowledge gaps; aid in the selection, adaptation, and dissemination of effective interventions; and guide future research efforts. We focused on interventions that included a direct parent component, explicitly stated outcomes related to the teen and/or their parents, were evaluated for parent or teen outcomes, targeted drivers younger than the age of 21 years, and had at least one evaluation study published since 1990 and in English. We conducted a comprehensive systematic search of 26 online databases between November 2013 and January 2014 and identified 34 articles representing 18 interventions. Several interventions—in particular, those that had an active engagement component, incorporated an in-vehicle data recorder system, and had a strong conceptual approach—show promise in improving parental supervisory behaviors during the learner and early independent phases, increasing teen driver skill acquisition, and reducing teens' risky driving behaviors. We identify essential characteristics of effective parent-involved teen driving interventions and their evaluation studies, propose a comprehensive and multitiered approach to intervention, and discuss several research areas and overarching issues for consideration.

Motor vehicle crash

Novice driver restrictions

Supervised practice driving

Teen driver programs

Adolescent

Graduated driver licensing (GDL)

Parent-teen interactions

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Title: Subtitle: Effectiveness of Parent-Focused Interventions to Increase Teen Driver Safety: A Critical Review
Creators: Allison E Curry - Center for Injury Research and Prevention, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Corinne Peek-Asa - Injury Prevention Research Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Cara J Hamann - Injury Prevention Research Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Jessica H Mirman - Center for Injury Research and Prevention, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of adolescent health, Vol.57(1), pp.S6-S14
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2015.01.003
PMID: 26112737
PMCID: PMC4483193
NLM abbreviation: J Adolesc Health
ISSN: 1054-139X
eISSN: 1879-1972
Publisher: Elsevier Inc
Grant note: National Institutes of Health (http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100000002)
Language: English
Date published: 07/2015
Academic Unit: Public Health Administration; Occupational and Environmental Health; Epidemiology; Nursing; Center for Social Science Innovation; Injury Prevention Research Center; Public Policy Center (Archive)
Record Identifier: 9983996197202771

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