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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Apr 29.
Published in final edited form as: J Adolesc Health. 2014 May;54(5 Suppl):S32–S41. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2014.01.008

Table 4.

Predictors of adolescent distracting behavior while driving

Predictor variables Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 4
Parent sex −.03 −.07 −.03 −.02
Parent age   .08   .09   .06   .04
Parent sensation seeking   .06   .06   .04   .04
Parent risk perception for DDB −.15a   .02   .05   .09
Parent DDB   .09   .10a   .14a
Perceived parental DDB   .37a   .17a   .13a
Parental approval of DDB   .05   .02 −.02
Perceived peer DDB   .16a   .12a
Perceived peer approval of DDB   .31a −.01
Adolescent sensation seeking   .06
Adolescent risk perception −.49a
R2   .03   .18   .30   .43
Adjusted R2   .02   .16   .29   .41
Durbin–Watson coefficient 1.94 1.90 1.85 1.95

n = 403.

DDB = distracted driving behavior.

a

Standardized coefficients significant at p < .05.