Gender differences in psychosocial predictors of texting while driving

Texting while driving as impulsive choice: A behavioral economic analysis

“…First, unlike naturalistic driving studies in which observational data are taken with on-board cameras that objectively record actual behaviors in real time (e.g., Klauer et al, 2014), the present study relied on participants’ self-report of the frequency of texting while driving. It is possible that the accuracy of the self-report measure was influenced by the bias in participants’ memory of texting while driving (Struckman-Johnson et al, 2015) or social desirability bias (Nederhof, 1985). The presence of such biases could lead to a random or inaccurate categorization of two groups of students (in the case of the memory bias) or the erroneous assignment of students, who frequently text while driving, to the Non-TWD group (in case of social desirability bias).…”

“…Several studies, focused on investigating the psychological factors, identified several different personality traits that predict texting while driving. For example, texting while driving has been linked with the impulsivity-like personality trait of negative urgency, which refers to “the tendency to act impulsively when experiencing negative affect” (Pearson et al, 2013, p. 142), low levels of mindfulness (Feldman et al, 2011), habitual texting tendencies (Bayer and Campbell, 2012), cell phone dependence (Struckman-Johnson et al, 2015), perceived texting distractibility (only for males; Struckman-Johnson et al, 2015), and risky behavior tendencies (only for females; Struckman-Johnson et al, 2015). Finally, consistent with the theory of planned behavior (Ajzen, 1991), Nemme and White (2010) found that drivers’ intentions to text while driving, which are influenced by personal attitudes, subjective norms, perceived control, reference group norms, and morality norms, effectively predict actual behavior of texting while driving.…”

Texting while driving, executive function, and impulsivity in college students

“…In general, there is a negative correlation between risk perception and tendency and frequency of texting while driving, but the relation is moderated by gender. Struckman-Johnson et al (2015) investigated gender differences in psychological predictors of texting while driving and found that, for male college students, higher perceived texting distractibility (how distracted they are from driving when they text) was significantly associated with a lower frequency of texting while driving, whereas, for female students, higher risky behavior tendencies were significantly associated with a lower frequency of texting while driving.…”

“…It is synonymous with lack of self-control. Several studies have found a significant correlation between texting while driving and self-reported measures of impulsivity and self-control (Lantz and Loeb, 2013; Panek et al, 2015; Quisenberry, 2015; Struckman-Johnson et al, 2015; see also Biçaksiz and Özkan, 2016, for review on impulsivity and other driving behaviors). Using a delay discounting paradigm, Hayashi et al (2015) compared the extent to which students, who frequently or infrequently text while driving, discounted the subjective value of hypothetical delay monetary rewards.…”

A behavioral economic analysis of texting while driving: Delay discounting processes

“…These factors include impulsivity (e.g., Quisenberry, 2015), habitual texting tendencies (e.g., Bayer and Campbell, 2012), cell-phone dependency (e.g., Struckman-Johnson et al, 2015), perceived need for a cell phone while driving (e.g., Musicant et al, 2015), perceived texting distractibility (only for males; Struckman-Johnson et al, 2015), risky behavior tendencies (only for females; Struckman-Johnson et al, 2015), and low levels of mindfulness (e.g., Feldman et al, 2011). …”