Preventing distracted driving among college students: Addressing smartphone use
| Autor: | Erin H. Kelly, Sara Thorpe, Sahar Hassani, Elroy Sullivan, Fatima H. Sozzer, Paul Atchley, Jennifer E. Smith, Lawrence C. Vogel, Dean Larson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Male Engineering Safe driving Adolescent Universities media_common.quotation_subject Applied psychology Human Factors and Ergonomics Computer security computer.software_genre 050105 experimental psychology Young Adult Presentation Risk-Taking Distraction 0502 economics and business Humans Distracted driving 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Students Safety Risk Reliability and Quality media_common 050210 logistics & transportation business.industry 05 social sciences Behavior change Accidents Traffic Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Mean age Distracted Driving Female Smartphone business computer |
| Zdroj: | Accident Analysis & Prevention. 99:297-305 |
| ISSN: | 0001-4575 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.aap.2016.12.004 |
| Popis: | Based on the National Highway Traffic Safety Association's (NHTSA) Report, fatalities due to distracted driving are on the rise and the highest proportion of fatalities by age group is the 20-29 year old category. To date little has been done to educate college students about the dangers of distracted driving and engage these students in promoting a safe driving culture. Intervening among college students has the potential for making real-time behavior change, can foster a lifetime of safe driving habits among these students, and can help contribute to a culture of safe driving that can be created and sustained through positive messages from peers. The goals of this study were to develop, implement and evaluate a distracted driving presentation for college students to change knowledge, attitude and behavior on distracted driving. A 30-min, multi-media presentation on distracted driving was presented to 19 colleges and universities, totaling 444 college students (mean age 23.7±7.0 years of age, 61% females, 39% males). Students completed three surveys: prior to the workshop (interview 1), immediately after the workshop (interview 2), and 3 months following the workshop (interview 3). We assessed changes between interview 1 and interview 2 and found 15 of the 15 attitude-knowledge based questions significantly improved after the course. In addition, we assessed changes from interviews 1 and 3, and found 11 of the 15 attitude-knowledge based questions maintained their significance. Responses to behavior related questions at three months were also compared to baseline, and significant improvements were found for 12 of the 14 questions. While this study was successful in improving the short-term attitude-knowledge and behaviors on distracted driving, work is needed to sustain (and evaluate) long-term effects. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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