Gender differences in psychosocial predictors of texting while driving

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 74, Issue , 2015, Pages 218-228

  Struckman Johnson, Cindy ^a   Gaster, Samuel ^a   Struckman Johnson, Dave ^a   Johnson, Melissa ^a   May Shinagle, Gabby ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell phone dependence; Gender; Risk assessment; Texting while driving

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; CELLULAR TELEPHONES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STUDENTS; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; TELEPHONE SETS;

CAR ACCIDENTS; CELL PHONE; FEMALE COLLEGE STUDENTS; GENDER; GENDER DIFFERENCES; HIERARCHICAL REGRESSION; PREVENTION STRATEGIES; TEXTING WHILE DRIVINGS;

MOBILE PHONES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAR DRIVING; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; TEXT MESSAGING; UNIVERSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CELL PHONES; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS; TEXT MESSAGING; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84911904809     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2014.10.001     Document Type: Article

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