title: Effects of parental vigilant care and feedback on novice driver risk.
abstract: Vigilant care aims at reducing adolescent risk behaviors while matching parental involvement to the level of alarm signs. This study examined the effect of parent training in vigilant care and technological feedback on driving risk of novice male drivers. A sample of 217 Israeli families was divided into four conditions: a) no-feedback, b) individual feedback, c) family feedback, and d) family feedback plus parent training in vigilant care. Feedback and risk assessment were conducted through in-vehicle data recorders. A significant difference was found in favor of the vigilant care group compared to the no feedback group. When only the drivers in the high risk percentiles were considered, the vigilant care group was found superior to the family feedback group. The findings suggest that parental training in vigilant care may help reduce driving risk.
authors.affiliation: School of Psychological Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel. Electronic address: yaarashimshoni@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Yaara
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shimshoni
authors.affiliation: The Ran Naor Foundation, 22 Hanagar St., Hod Hasharon 45240, Israel. Electronic address: haneen@rannaorf.org.il.
authors.forename: Haneen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Farah
authors.affiliation: The Ran Naor Foundation, 22 Hanagar St., Hod Hasharon 45240, Israel; Or Yarok, 22 Hanagar St., Hod Hasharon 45240, Israel. Electronic address: tsippy@oryarok.org.il.
authors.forename: Tsippy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lotan
authors.affiliation: Or Yarok, 22 Hanagar St., Hod Hasharon 45240, Israel. Electronic address: einatg@oryarok.org.il.
authors.forename: Einat
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Grimberg
authors.affiliation: School of Psychological Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel.
authors.forename: Oren
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Dritter
authors.affiliation: The Ran Naor Foundation, 22 Hanagar St., Hod Hasharon 45240, Israel; Department of Industrial Engineering & Management, Ariel University, Ariel 40700, Israel. Electronic address: musicant.oren@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Oren
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Musicant
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel. Electronic address: toledo@technion.ac.il.
authors.forename: Tomer
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Toledo
authors.affiliation: School of Psychological Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel.
authors.forename: Haim
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Omer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D001334:Automobile Driving; D005246:Feedback; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012449:Safety
keywords: Driving feedback; Novice drivers; Parent training; Parental knowledge; Parental monitoring; Vigilant care