Factors Influencing Participation and Engagement in a Teen Safe Driving Intervention: A Qualitative Study

Author:

Rose Dominique M.1ORCID,Sieck Cynthia J.23,Kaur Archana1,Wheeler Krista K.1ORCID,Sullivan Lindsay4,Yang Jingzhen15ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Center for Injury Research and Policy, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205, USA

2. Center for Health Equity, Dayton Children’s Hospital, Dayton, OH 45404, USA

3. Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton, OH 45435, USA

4. Division of Health Sciences, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA

5. Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA

Abstract

(1) Background: Few teen driving safety programs focus on increasing parental engagement with high-risk teen drivers, specifically those with a traffic violation. This study explored parents’/guardians’ (‘parents’) experiences with a teen driving safety program, ProjectDRIVE, including facilitators and barriers to program engagement. (2) Methods: We conducted virtual, semi-structured interviews with parents who completed ProjectDRIVE, which included in-vehicle driving feedback technology and individualized virtual training with parents on effective parent–teen communication. (3) Results: Twenty interviews (with 17 females and three males) were transcribed verbatim and independently coded by three coders using systematic, open, and focused coding. Three major themes were identified: factors influencing a parent’s initial decision to participate, factors influencing continued engagement, and perceived benefits of participation. The decision to participate was influenced by these subthemes: parental motivation to help their teen, perceived program usefulness, program endorsement, program incentives, parents’ busy schedules, and lack of access to a car/internet. Subthemes impacting continued engagement included enhanced communication skills, teen willingness to engage, strong parental engagement, and teens’ other priorities. Perceived benefits included greater self-efficacy in communication, improved communication patterns and frequency, and enhanced parent–teen relationships. (4) Conclusions: These findings may set the foundation for developing and implementing future court-ordered parent-based teen safe driving programs for teens with traffic citations.

Funder

Centers for Disease Control

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development of the National Institutes of Health

Publisher

MDPI AG

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