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Hazard Anticipation Program for Parents of Teen Drivers
Sponsor: Elizabeth O'Neal
Summary
This study will test an intervention that was developed to improve parents\' driving instruction of teens\' hazard anticipation skills when teens are in the learner phase of licensure. Half of the parents in the study will receive the intervention and half will not. Investigators will then compare driving instructions given by parents in the two groups by recording driving sessions that parents and teens have together in that real world and by recording a drive that parents and teens will complete in a driving simulator. The driving simulator allows us to expose teens and parents to hazards they may encounter on the roadway without putting them in harm\'s way.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
14 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
103
Start Date
2025-01-12
Completion Date
2025-12-23
Last Updated
2026-08-27
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
Hazard Anticipation Program for Parents of Teen Drivers
Parents and teens who receive the intervention will complete a web-based training that provides parents with guidance on how to teach their teen to identify potential hazards on the roadway. The program begins by providing background on teens' difficulty learning this skill and the motivational interviewing techniques that are demonstrated in the course. Parents then engage with a series of hazard videos representing 6 common hazard types. For each hazard, parents watch the hazard unfold, provide an example of what they might say to their teen, and are provided with examples of how to coach their teen through the hazard before it becomes a critical event. Parents and teens then jointly watch 12 videos depicting hazards unfolding on the roadway. Teens are asked to identify the hazard indicate what they believe was the key event that caused the hazard without parental input. Then parents and teens are given an opportunity to replay the video and discuss the hazard together.
Locations (1)
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa, United States