Measuring a conceptual model of the relationship between compulsive cell phone use, in-vehicle cell phone use, and motor vehicle crash

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 99, Issue , 2017, Pages 372-378

  O'Connor, Stephen S ^a   Shain, Lindsey M ^b   Whitehill, Jennifer M ^c   Ebel, Beth E ^d,e,f  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f SEATTLE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Accident risk; Cell phone use; Distracted driving; Motor vehicle crashes

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR TELEPHONES; CRASHWORTHINESS; MOBILE PHONES; STUDENTS; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; TELEPHONE SETS; VEHICLES;

ACCIDENT RISKS; CELL PHONE; COLLEGE STUDENTS; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; DISTRACTED DRIVING; MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES; PERSONALITY TRAITS; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING;

ACCIDENTS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAR DRIVING; COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; THEORETICAL MODEL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CELL PHONES; COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RISK; STUDENTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85008455638     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2016.12.016     Document Type: Article

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