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Is the Way Young People Drive a Reflection of the Way Their Parents Drive? An Econometric Study of the Relation Between Parental Risk and Their Children's Risk

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  • Agénor Lahatte
  • Marie‐Clémence Le Pape

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This article aims to investigate parental influence on high‐risk behavior by young people. Although research on the topic of perception of risk demonstrates that it is socially constructed, the role of the family in this construction has rarely been studied. Using a French national survey of more than 1,200 young drivers between the ages of 18 and 25, and their parents, we attempt to understand the transmission of risk within families. Our econometric study shows that parents influence both the practices and representations of their children. When parental norms and values are transmitted, they are by no means accepted in a wholly passive way. Indeed, the parental model is in competition with other models that originate from both inside the family (brothers and sisters) and outside it (instructors). Furthermore, parental influence decreases over time as young people become more experienced drivers and construct their own identity with regard to risk.

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  • Agénor Lahatte & Marie‐Clémence Le Pape, 2008. "Is the Way Young People Drive a Reflection of the Way Their Parents Drive? An Econometric Study of the Relation Between Parental Risk and Their Children's Risk," Risk Analysis, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 28(3), pages 627-634, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:riskan:v:28:y:2008:i:3:p:627-634
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2008.01044.x
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