Psychological predictors of college students' cell phone use while driving

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1107-1112

  Schlehofer, Michèle M ^a   Thompson, Suzanne C ^b   Ting, Sarah ^c   Ostermann, Sharon ^b   Nierman, Angela ^b   Skenderian, Jessica ^c  

^a SALISBURY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b POMONA COLLEGE   (United States)

^c CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell phone; Driving; Illusory control

Indexed keywords

CELL PHONE; COLLEGE STUDENTS; DRIVING DISTRACTIONS; DRIVING PERFORMANCE; DRIVING SIMULATOR; PHONE CONVERSATIONS; REAL-WORLD;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; AUTOMOBILE SIMULATORS; DECISION MAKING; MOBILE PHONES; STUDENTS; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; TELEPHONE;

TELEPHONE SETS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CAR DRIVING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF EVALUATION; STUDENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CELLULAR PHONE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK-TAKING; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); STUDENTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955317908     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2009.12.024     Document Type: Article

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