Police-led, school-based driver education: a pre- and post-comparison of young driver self-reported behaviour and intentions including gender differences
This study examined the effects of a police-led, school-based young driver education program on the future driving intentions of young, novice drivers. The participants were 294 final-year high school students from the Sunshine Coast region of Queensland (Australia). The study employed a pre- and po...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2021
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Crime prevention and community safety
Year: 2021, Volume: 23, Issue: 2, Pages: 174-189 |
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Presumably Free Access Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
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| Summary: | This study examined the effects of a police-led, school-based young driver education program on the future driving intentions of young, novice drivers. The participants were 294 final-year high school students from the Sunshine Coast region of Queensland (Australia). The study employed a pre- and post-survey design that measured self-reported driving behaviour, sensation seeking, and self-reported future driving intentions of young drivers. T-tests between pre- and post-responses identified statistically significant positive changes in young driver intentions after the program when compared to their previously self-reported behaviours. Further analysis of the changes between the pre- and post-surveys demonstrate that the LAW program has a greater effect on female participants and those with higher levels of sensation seeking. The findings of this study indicate that police-led, school-based driver education programs may be an effective way of altering the driving intentions of young novice drivers and in turn promoting greater road safety. |
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| ISSN: | 1743-4629 |
| DOI: | 10.1057/s41300-021-00110-4 |
