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Simons-Morton, Bruce G.; Hartos, Jessica L.; Leaf, William A.; Preusser, David F. – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2006
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…
Descriptors: Intervention, Coping, Traffic Safety, Adolescents
Hartos, Jessica L.; Beck, Kenneth H.; Simons-Morton, Bruce G. – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2004
The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which parents intend to place driving limits on adolescents approaching unsupervised driving. A total of 658 parents and their 16-year-old adolescents were recruited from a local Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration site as adolescents successfully tested for provisional licenses. Parents…
Descriptors: Motor Vehicles, Adolescents, Parent Child Relationship, Traffic Safety
Simons-Morton, Bruce G.; Hartos, Jessica L. – American Journal of Health Education, 2003
Motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) are the leading cause of injury and death among adolescents 16 to 19 years of age. Three areas of countermeasures for decreasing young driver risk are driver education, licensing policies, and parental management. Driver education is an essential part of teaching adolescents the rules of the road and operating a…
Descriptors: Traffic Safety, Driver Education, Accident Prevention, Motor Vehicles

Simons-Morton, Bruce G.; Hartos, Jessica L. – Journal of Safety Research, 2003
Discusses strategies to guide the parents of newly licensed young drivers. Describes some of the effects of the Checkpoints program in Connecticut and Maryland on traffic citations, motor-vehicle crashes, and family management of teenage driving. (Contains 1 figure and 42 references.) (WFA)
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Adolescent Behavior, Driver Education, High School Students

Hartos, Jessica L.; Eitel, Patricia; Haynie, Denise L.; Simons-Morton, Bruce G. – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2000
Examined relationships among parenting practices and problem-driving practices among licensed adolescents with less than 2 years of driving experience. Found that factors significantly related to risky driving behaviors, traffic violations, and motor vehicle crashes included lower levels of parental monitoring and control, lenient parental…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Behavior, Adolescents, Behavior Problems