Social influences among young drivers on talking on the mobile phone while driving

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 127-132

  Riquelme, Hernan E ^a   Al Sammak, Fawaz Saleh ^a   Rios, Rosa E ^b  

^a Kuwait Maastricht Business School   (Kuwait)

^b AUSTRALIAN COLLEGE OF KUWAIT   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Driving; Mobile phone distraction; Social influence; Social norms

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CAR DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CELLULAR PHONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL VALUES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951192533     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: 1538957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389580903536712     Document Type: Article

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