Texting while driving as impulsive choice: A behavioral economic analysis

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 83, Issue , 2015, Pages 182-189

  Hayashi, Yusuke ^a   Russo, Christopher T ^a   Wirth, Oliver ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral economics; Choice; College students; Decision making; Delay discounting; Impulsivity; Texting while driving

Indexed keywords

ABSTRACTING; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION;

BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS; CHOICE; COLLEGE STUDENTS; DELAY DISCOUNTING; IMPULSIVITY; TEXTING WHILE DRIVINGS;

STUDENTS;

ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS; CAR DRIVING; DELAY DISCOUNTING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REWARD; STUDENT; TEXT MESSAGING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; DELAY DISCOUNTING; ECONOMICS, BEHAVIORAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; REWARD; STUDENTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TEXT MESSAGING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84939509832     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2015.07.025     Document Type: Article

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