@article{ref1,
title="Developing safer passengers through a school-based injury prevention program",
journal="Safety science",
year="2012",
author="Chapman, Rebekah L. and Buckley, Lisa D. and Sheehan, Mary C.",
volume="50",
number="9",
pages="1857-1861",
abstract="Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death among young people. Fourteen percent of adolescents aged 13-14 report passenger-related injuries within three months. Intervention programs typically focus on young drivers and overlook passengers as potential protective influences. Graduated Driver Licensing restricts passenger numbers, and this study focuses on a complementary school-based intervention to increase passengers' personal- and peer-protective behavior. The aim of this research was to assess the impact of the curriculum-based injury prevention program, Skills for Preventing Injury in Youth (SPIY), on passenger-related risk-taking and injuries, and intentions to intervene in friends' risky road behavior. SPIY was implemented in Grade 8 Health classes and evaluated using survey and focus group data from 843 students across 10 Australian secondary schools. Intervention students reported less passenger-related risk-taking six months following the program. Their intention to protect friends from underage driving also increased. The results of this study show that a comprehensive, school-based program targeting individual and social changes can increase adolescent passenger safety.<p />",
language="en",
issn="0925-7535",
doi="10.1016/j.ssci.2012.05.001",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2012.05.001"
}