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ArticlePloS one2014

Exposure to Movie Reckless Driving in Early Adolescence Predicts Reckless, but Not Inattentive Driving.

Evelien Kostermans, Mike Stoolmiller, Rebecca N H de Leeuw, Rutger C M E Engels, James D Sargent

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Article in PloS one, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Evelien KostermansBehavioral Science Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
Mike StoolmillerCollege of Education, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, United States of America.
Rebecca N H de LeeuwBehavioral Science Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
Rutger C M E EngelsBehavioral Science Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
James D SargentDepartment of Pediatrics, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States of America.
Radboud University Nijmegen · NLDartmouth College · USOregon Department of Education · US

Funding

Translational Engineering in Cancer (TEC)P30CA023108 · NCI · DARTMOUTH COLLEGE · PI Steven D Leach · 1985 to 2026
$91.3M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA023108
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveWe examine the association between exposure to depictions of reckless driving in movies and unsafe driving, modeling inattentive and reckless driving as separate outcomes.

methodsData were obtained by telephone from 1,630 US adolescents aged 10 to 14 years at baseline who were drivers at a survey 6 years later. Exposure to movie reckless driving was measured based on movies seen from a randomly selected list of 50 movie titles that had been content coded for reckless driving among characters. Associations were tested with inattentive and reckless driving behaviors in the subsequent survey-controlling for baseline age, sex, socioeconomic status, parental education, school performance, extracurricular activities, daily television and video/computer game exposure, number of movies watched per week, self-regulation and sensation seeking.

resultsExposure to movie reckless driving was common, with approximately 10% of movie characters having driven recklessly. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed a significant distinction between items tapping reckless and inattentive driving at the 6th wave. Age and exposure to movie reckless driving at baseline were directly associated with wave-6 reckless (but not inattentive) driving. Additionally, growth in sensation seeking mediated a prospective relation between the total number of movies watched per week at baseline and reckless driving, independent of exposure to movie reckless driving. Males and high sensation seekers reported lower seatbelt usage and more reckless driving, whereas lower self-regulation predicted inattentive driving. DISCUSSION: In this study, exposure to movie reckless driving during early adolescence predicted adolescents' reckless driving, suggesting a direct modeling effect. Other aspects of movies were also associated with reckless driving, with that association mediated through growth in sensation seeking. Predictors of reckless driving were different from predictors of inattentive driving, with lower self-regulation associated with the latter outcome. Making a clear distinction between interventions for reckless or inattentive driving seems crucial for accident prevention.

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Adolescent BehaviorDistracted DrivingMotion PicturesAdolescentChildFactor Analysis, StatisticalFemaleHumansMaleModels, Psychological

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PMID25493323
PMCPMC4262265
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