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. 2019 Apr 30:10:923.
doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00923. eCollection 2019.

The Effect of Teenage Passengers on Simulated Risky Driving Among Teenagers: A Randomized Trial

Bruce G Simons-Morton  1 , C Raymond Bingham  2 , Kaigang Li  3 , Chunming Zhu  4 , Lisa Buckley  5 , Emily B Falk  6 , Jean Thatcher Shope  2
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The Effect of Teenage Passengers on Simulated Risky Driving Among Teenagers: A Randomized Trial

Bruce G Simons-Morton et al. Front Psychol. .

Abstract

Teenage passengers might influence risky driving, particularly in certain mental states. Notably, social exclusion could increase social conformity. Two studies examined simulated intersection management among young drivers after a social exclusion activity (Cyberball). In Study 1 [112 males (mean = 17.3 years)], risky driving was significantly greater among excluded males driving with a risk-accepting vs. passive passenger; no effect of social exclusion. In Study 2 [115 females (mean = 17.1 years)], risky driving was significantly greater among excluded females driving with a risk-accepting vs. a passive passenger, and greater among those included (fair play) vs. excluded when driving with a risk-accepting passenger. Risky driving behavior among male and female teenagers may be influenced uniquely by passenger norms and social exclusion.

Keywords: Cyberball; conformity; driving simulator; risk behavior; social exclusion; social norms.

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