Saint Louis University, United States.
Saint Louis University, United States.
Accid Anal Prev. 2020 Jul;142:105563. doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2020.105563. Epub 2020 May 15.
The Family Climate for Road Safety Scale (FCRSS) was developed to measure parenting behaviors specific to the driving context. The original validation study found a scale structure composed of seven factors. However, this structure has not been consistently replicated. Two- and six-factor structures have also been identified. Further, this measure has not been validated in the U.S. and has not been subjected to measurement invariance testing to determine the factor structure's suitability across sex. Additionally, its ability to predict the driving style of emerging adults with varied driving experience has not been directly examined. The current study utilized exploratory and confirmatory factor analytic procedures to identify the factor structure of the FCRSS in a sample of emerging adults in the U.S. The sample consisted of 4392 students recruited from six universities. The sample was predominantly female (68.8 %), and was 83.5 % White, 6.1 % Black or African American, 5.1 % Asian American, 4.6 % biracial or multiracial, 0.4 % American Indian or Alaskan Native, and 0.2 % Pacific Islander or Hawaiian. Results indicated that a five-factor model of the FCRSS provided the best fit to the data compared to one-, two-, six-, and seven-factor models. The five factors identified for the model were: Noncommitment, Monitoring, Feedback, Communication, and Modeling. Further, invariance testing revealed that the five-factor model fit equally well for males and females. Some factors of the FCRSS predicted driving outcomes and driving styles in the expected directions. These findings have implications for family/parenting-based driving interventions for adolescents and young adults.
家庭道路安全氛围量表（FCRSS）旨在测量与驾驶相关的特定养育行为。最初的验证研究发现了一个由七个因素组成的量表结构。然而，这种结构并未得到一致的复制。也已经确定了两因素和六因素结构。此外，该测量方法尚未在美国得到验证，也没有进行测量不变性测试，以确定该因素结构在性别上的适用性。此外，它预测具有不同驾驶经验的新兴成年人驾驶风格的能力尚未直接检验。本研究在美国的一组新兴成年人中使用探索性和验证性因子分析程序来确定 FCRSS 的因子结构。该样本由六所大学招募的 4392 名学生组成。该样本主要为女性（68.8%），83.5%为白人，6.1%为黑人或非裔美国人，5.1%为亚裔美国人，4.6%为混血或多种族，0.4%为美洲印第安人或阿拉斯加原住民，0.2%为太平洋岛民或夏威夷原住民。结果表明，与单因素、双因素、六因素和七因素模型相比，FCRSS 的五因素模型为数据提供了最佳拟合。确定的模型有五个因素：不承诺、监控、反馈、沟通和模仿。此外，不变性测试表明，五因素模型对男性和女性的拟合程度相同。FCRSS 的一些因素以预期的方向预测了驾驶结果和驾驶风格。这些发现对青少年和年轻人的基于家庭/养育的驾驶干预措施具有意义。
