Journal article
Family Communication Patterns and Teen Drivers’ Attitudes Toward Driving Safety
Journal of pediatric health care, Vol.27(5), pp.334-341
09/2013
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2012.01.002
PMID: 22361241
Abstract
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.
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.
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 β = 0.35, p = .03).
Health care providers need to encourage parents, particularly those with non-consensual FCPs, to increase frequency of parent-teen interactions.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Family Communication Patterns and Teen Drivers’ Attitudes Toward Driving Safety
- Creators
- Jingzhen YangShelly CampoMarizen RamirezJulia Richards KrapflGang ChengCorinne Peek-Asa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of pediatric health care, Vol.27(5), pp.334-341
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.pedhc.2012.01.002
- PMID
- 22361241
- NLM abbreviation
- J Pediatr Health Care
- ISSN
- 0891-5245
- eISSN
- 1532-656X
- Publisher
- Mosby, Inc
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/2013
- Academic Unit
- Public Health Administration; Graduate College Admin and Gen; Occupational and Environmental Health; Epidemiology; Nursing; Public Policy Center (Archive); Communication Studies; Community and Behavioral Health
- Record Identifier
- 9983997352102771
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