A View for Risk-Taking Behavior of Young Drivers in Traffic: Family Climate for Road Safety

Abstract

It has been emphasized that one of the factors in mortality rates among young drivers is risky driving behavior. For this reason, risk-taking behavior among young drivers in the context of traffic should be considered as an important issue. It is known that the parent who evaluates it as one of the environmental and interpersonal factors, the information parents have, the modeling behavior, the parenting style are important in monitoring the driving behavior of young drivers in the traffic context. The aim of this review study is to provide a new perspective on the risk-taking behavior of young drivers in traffic within the scope of family climate and to provide recommendations to families and young drivers on the basis of related studies. A total of 17 studies were included in the part of this review, the objectives of the studies, various measurement tools, sample characteristics covering parent and teen drivers, relationships between independent and dependent variables, and results were included, and the details of the related studies were discussed within the framework of the purpose. As a result, parents and young drivers were given detailed recommendations in the scope of 7 dimensions of family climate which were communication, monitoring, commitment to safety, modeling, feedback, messages, and limits and useful recommendations were emphasized to improve community education, social, cognitive, and behavioral factors.

Keywords

• young drivers
• family
• family climate

Genç Sürücülerin Trafikte Risk Alma Davranışına Bir Bakış: Yol Güvenliğinde Aile İklimi

Abstract

Genç sürücüler arasında ölüm oranlarında rol oynayan faktörlerden birinin riskli sürüş davranışı olduğu vurgulanmıştır. Bu nedenle genç sürücüler arasında trafik bağlamında risk alma davranışının önemli bir konu olarak ele alınması gerekmektedir. Çevresel ve kişilerarası faktörlerden biri olarak değerlendiren ebeveynin, sahip olduğu bilgilerin, model alma davranışının, ebeveynlik tarzının genç sürücülerin trafik bağlamında sürüş davranışlarını izlemede önemli olduğu bilinmektedir. Bu derleme çalışmasının amacı genç sürücülerin trafikte risk alma davranışına aile iklimi kapsamında yeni bir bakış açısı kazandırmak ve ilgili çalışmalar temelinde ailelere ve genç sürücülere öneriler sunmaktır. Toplamda 17 çalışmaya yer verilen bu derlemenin bulgular kısmında çalışmaların amaçları, çeşitli ölçme araçları, ebeveyn ve genç sürücüleri kapsayan örneklem özellikleri, bağımsız ve bağımlı değişkenler arasındaki ilişkiler ve sonuçlar dahil edilmiş, ilgili çalışmaların detayları amaç çerçevesinde ele alınmıştır. Sonuç olarak ebeveyn ve genç sürücülere trafik bağlamında detaylı önerilere aile ikliminin 7 boyutu olan iletişim, gözetim, güvenliğe bağlılık, model olma, geri bildirim, mesajlar ve sınırlar kapsamında yer verilmiş ve genç sürücülerin güvenli sürüş davranışını artırmak için aileleri de kapsayacak şekilde toplumsal eğitim aktiviteleri, sosyal, bilişsel ve davranışsak faktörler ile ilgili tavsiyelerin faydalı olabileceği vurgulanmıştır.

Keywords

• genç sürücüler
• aile
• aile iklimi
• riskli sürüş

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