Texting while driving on automatic: Considering the frequency-independent side of habit

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2083-2090

  Bayer, Joseph B ^a   Campbell, Scott W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Automaticity; Driving; Habit; Mobile; Phones; Texting

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATICITY; DRIVING; HABIT; MOBILE; PHONES; TEXTING;

STUDENTS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84865625825     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2012.06.012     Document Type: Article

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