Texting while driving: Psychosocial influences on young people's texting intentions and behaviour

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1257-1265

  Nemme, Heidi E ^a   White, Katherine M ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Driving; Mobile phone; Norms; Texting; Theory of planned behaviour

Indexed keywords

NORMS; PREDICTIVE ABILITIES; RISKY DRIVING; SOCIAL INFLUENCE; STRATEGY APPROACH; SUBJECTIVE NORM; TEXT MESSAGES; TEXTING; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOUR; UNIVERSITY STUDENTS; YOUNG DRIVER;

MOBILE PHONES; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; TELEPHONE; TELEPHONE SETS; TELEPHONE SYSTEMS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR; CAR DRIVING; COHORT ANALYSIS; E-MAIL; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; MORALITY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CELLULAR PHONE; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTRONIC MAIL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MORALS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK-TAKING; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955331503     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2010.01.019     Document Type: Article

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