Date of Award
Spring 5-2016
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.S.
Degree Program
Applied Developmental Psychology
Department
Psychology
Major Professor
Laird, Robert
Second Advisor
Scaramella, Laura
Third Advisor
Lamm, Connie
Abstract
The implementation of Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) policies has reduced the rate of car crashes among adolescents. However, limited research has focused on adolescents’ supervised driving during the learner permit stage of GDL. The study aimed to describe supervised driving practice during the learner permit stage and to test predictors of individual differences in the amount and the quality of supervised driving. 183 adolescents (M age = 16.4 years, 54.1% female) and their parents (84.1% mothers) participated. Adolescents reported driving an average of 25 minutes per day. Adolescents living in single-parent households, with less family income, and with a stronger motivation to drive reported more daily driving. Adolescents with a stronger motivation to drive reported driving in more settings. Discussion focuses on implications for developing effective driving-specific parenting strategies and helping to enrich adolescents’ supervised driving experiences.
Recommended Citation
Zhao, Yinan, "Individual Differences in Adolescents’ Driving Practice during the Learner Stage" (2016). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 2209.
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/2209
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