A positive psychology framework for understanding teenage driving behaviors: Examining the role of life purpose and mindfulness
Traffic Inj Prev. 2024 Nov 1:1-5. doi: 10.1080/15389588.2024.2372782. Online ahead of print.
ABSTRACT
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.