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dc.contributor.authorWalsh, Shari P
dc.contributor.authorWhite, Katherine M
dc.contributor.authorHyde, Melissa K
dc.contributor.authorWatson, Barry
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T14:02:52Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T14:02:52Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.date.modified2013-10-02T22:52:35Z
dc.identifier.issn0001-4575
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.aap.2008.07.005
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/52840
dc.description.abstractDespite being identified as an unsafe (and, in some jurisdictions, illegal) driving practice, the psychological factors underlying people's decision to use their mobile phone while driving have received little attention. The present study utilised the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) to examine the role of attitudes, norms, control factors, and risk perceptions, in predicting people's intentions to use their mobile phone while driving. We examined the predictors of intentions to use a mobile phone while driving in general, and for calling and text messaging in 4 scenarios differing in descriptions of vehicle speed and time pressure. There was some support for the TPB given that attitudes consistently predicted intentions to drive while using a mobile phone and that pressure from significant others (norms) determined some phone use while driving intentions, although less support was found for the role of perceptions of control. Risk was not generally predictive of safer driving intentions. These findings indicate that different factors influence each form of mobile phone use while driving and, hence, a multi-strategy approach is likely to be required to address the issue.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.publisher.placeUnited KIngdom
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1893
dc.relation.ispartofpageto1900
dc.relation.ispartofissue6
dc.relation.ispartofjournalAccident Analysis & Prevention
dc.relation.ispartofvolume40
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchTransportation, logistics and supply chains
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3509
dc.titleDialling and driving: Factors influencing intentions to use a mobile phone while driving
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.rights.copyright© 2008 Elsevier. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
gro.date.issued2008
gro.hasfulltextFull Text
gro.griffith.authorHyde, Melissa K.


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