Publications by authors named "Michelle L Duren"
Objective: The overwhelming majority of teenage driving research in the US is framed around characteristics associated with risk, rather than factors that promote safety. In this study, we examine the role of purpose in life and mindfulness as two factors that may be associated with safer driving behaviors.
Methods: Using survey responses from a nationally representative sample of teenagers (aged 16-19) we used structural equation modeling to construct three latent variables - sense of purpose, mindfulness, and risky driving-and evaluate the associations between these latent variables among teenage drivers.
Article Synopsis
- Verification of supervised driving hours for teenagers is difficult, and the study aims to explore the adoption of electronic logbooks as a solution through a survey of teenagers and their parents in the USA.
- Most participants supported requirements for supervised driving and preferred electronic logbooks over traditional paper ones, with features like drive summaries and automatic trip detection considered most useful.
- The findings highlight strong public support for electronic logbooks, suggesting that policymakers and driving educators could consider implementing this technology to enhance the tracking of practice driving hours.
Introduction: The purpose of this study is to quantify the immediate and anticipated effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on local travel in the U.S.
Methods: A national survey of a representative sample of U.