{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Wang H"],"funding":["Social Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province","NICHD NIH HHS","Major Project of Philosophy and Social Science Research in Colleges and Universities of Jiangsu Province","National Institute of Child Health and Human Development"],"pagination":["155-163"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC10977920"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["102"],"pubmed_abstract":["Objective
Adolescence is a high-risk period for traffic injury. One factor that may impact adolescent safety in traffic is the presence of peers. We conducted a quasi-experimental research study to examine the impact of peer presence, peer familiarity, and peer group size on adolescent pedestrian risk-taking intentions in both sidewalk and street-crossing settings.Methods
607 students aged 12-18 years from Nantong city, China, completed a questionnaire that presented 20 traffic scenarios. The scenarios varied based on a 3 (peer group size: no peer vs. one peer vs. multiple peers) x 2 (peer familiarity: familiar vs. unfamiliar) x 2 (traffic setting: crossing the street vs. walking on the roadside) experimental design. Adolescents' responses indicated safer vs riskier intenti"],"journal":["Transportation research. Part F, Traffic psychology and behaviour"],"pubmed_title":["The more peers are present, the more adventurous? How peer presence influences adolescent pedestrian safety."],"pmcid":["PMC10977920"],"funding_grant_id":["R01 HD088415"],"pubmed_authors":["Fan M","Schwebel DC","Wang H","Su X"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"The more peers are present, the more adventurous? How peer presence influences adolescent pedestrian safety.","description":"Objective
Adolescence is a high-risk period for traffic injury. One factor that may impact adolescent safety in traffic is the presence of peers. We conducted a quasi-experimental research study to examine the impact of peer presence, peer familiarity, and peer group size on adolescent pedestrian risk-taking intentions in both sidewalk and street-crossing settings.Methods
607 students aged 12-18 years from Nantong city, China, completed a questionnaire that presented 20 traffic scenarios. The scenarios varied based on a 3 (peer group size: no peer vs. one peer vs. multiple peers) x 2 (peer familiarity: familiar vs. unfamiliar) x 2 (traffic setting: crossing the street vs. walking on the roadside) experimental design. Adolescents' responses indicated safer vs riskier intenti","dates":{"release":"2024-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2024 Apr","modification":"2025-06-25T03:04:30.262Z","creation":"2025-06-25T03:04:30.262Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC10977920","cross_references":{"pubmed":["38559498"],"doi":["10.1016/j.trf.2024.03.001"]}}