Texting while driving as impulsive choice: A behavioral economic analysis.
| Title: | Texting while driving as impulsive choice: A behavioral economic analysis. |
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| Authors: | Hayashi Y; Pennsylvania State University, Hazleton, 76 University Drive, Hazleton, PA 18202, USA. Electronic address: yuh26@psu.edu.; Russo CT; Pennsylvania State University, Hazleton, 76 University Drive, Hazleton, PA 18202, USA.; Wirth O; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1095 Willowdale Rd, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA. |
| Source: | Accident; analysis and prevention [Accid Anal Prev] 2015 Oct; Vol. 83, pp. 182-9. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Aug 13. |
| Publication Type: | Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
| Language: | English |
| Journal Info: | Publisher: Pergamon Press Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 1254476 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1879-2057 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00014575 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Accid Anal Prev Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: Oxford : Pergamon Press; Original Publication: [New York, Pergamon Press] |
| MeSH Terms: | Delay Discounting* ; Impulsive Behavior* ; Text Messaging*; Automobile Driving/*psychology; Adolescent ; Economics, Behavioral ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Reward ; Students ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Young Adult |
| Abstract: | The goal of the present study was to examine the utility of a behavioral economic analysis to investigate the role of delay discounting in texting while driving. A sample of 147 college students completed a survey to assess how frequently they send and read text messages while driving. Based on this information, students were assigned to one of two groups: 19 students who frequently text while driving and 19 matched-control students who infrequently text while driving but were similar in gender, age, years of education, and years driving. The groups were compared on the extent to which they discounted, or devalued, delayed hypothetical monetary rewards using a delay-discounting task. In this task, students made repeated choices between $1000 available after a delay (ranging from 1 week to 10 years) and an equal or lesser amount of money available immediately. The results show that the students who frequently text while driving discounted delayed rewards at a greater rate than the matched control students. The study supports the conclusions that texting while driving is fundamentally an impulsive choice made by drivers, and that a behavioral economic approach may be a useful research tool for investigating the decision-making processes underlying risky behaviors.; (Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.) |
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| Grant Information: | CC999999 United States ImCDC Intramural CDC HHS |
| Contributed Indexing: | Indexing Agency: NLM Local ID #: HHSPA726346. ; Keywords: Behavioral economics; Choice; College students; Decision making; Delay discounting; Impulsivity; Texting while driving |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20150818 Date Completed: 20160602 Latest Revision: 20250529 |
| Update Code: | 20260130 |
| PubMed Central ID: | PMC4604567 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.aap.2015.07.025 |
| PMID: | 26280804 |
| Database: | MEDLINE |
Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't