TY - JOUR
T1 - Integrating the theory of planned behavior and behavioral attitudes to explore texting among young drivers in the US
AU - McBride, Maranda E
AU - Carter, Lemuria
AU - Phillips, Brandis
PY - 2020/2/1
Y1 - 2020/2/1
N2 - The proliferation of cell phones and the growing culture of constant connectivity has introduced a plethora of new challenges for mobile citizens. One of the major challenges transportation professionals desire to address involves the use of cell phones to text while driving, especially for less experienced drivers. In this study, the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) in conjunction with psycho-social factors is utilized to explore the intention to text while driving among young drivers. The results of a survey administered to 524 drivers suggest that the TPB constructs (attitude, subjective norm, and perceived behavioral control) along with the perceived disadvantages of abstention and age of the driver explain a significant amount of variance in the intention to send text messages while driving (adjusted R2 = 0.71).
AB - The proliferation of cell phones and the growing culture of constant connectivity has introduced a plethora of new challenges for mobile citizens. One of the major challenges transportation professionals desire to address involves the use of cell phones to text while driving, especially for less experienced drivers. In this study, the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) in conjunction with psycho-social factors is utilized to explore the intention to text while driving among young drivers. The results of a survey administered to 524 drivers suggest that the TPB constructs (attitude, subjective norm, and perceived behavioral control) along with the perceived disadvantages of abstention and age of the driver explain a significant amount of variance in the intention to send text messages while driving (adjusted R2 = 0.71).
KW - Psychosocial factors
KW - Teenage drivers
KW - Texting while driving
KW - Theory of planned behavior
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2019.09.003
DO - 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2019.09.003
M3 - Article
SN - 0268-4012
VL - 50
SP - 365
EP - 374
JO - International Journal of Information Management
JF - International Journal of Information Management
ER -