The impact of descriptive and injunctive norms on engagement in mobile phone use while driving in young drivers: A systematic review

Nicolls, Michelle; Truelove, Verity; Stefanidis, Kayla B.

doi:10.1016/j.aap.2022.106774

Cited by 18 publications

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“…It is interesting to notice that the increase in DN was found to be negatively associated with MPC engagement, which is contradictory to our original hypothesis (H3) and also different from what has been observed in previous driving-related studies (Nicolls et al, 2022). It is possible that the delivery workers who cared more about traffic safety were more likely to pay attention to MPC behaviors among their colleagues.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…We found that DN and IN are directly associated with MPC behaviors. As expected, similar to what has been observed in previous studies (Lawrence, 2015; Nicolls et al, 2022), the increase in IN was associated with the increased self-reported MPC engagement, supporting the H2. The H5 was also supported as we observed the associations among all latent variables.…”

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confidence: 90%

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Phone call while riding among delivery workers: The Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior

Wu,

Wang,

Huang

et al. 2023

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual

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With the rapid growth of online food delivery services, the population of delivery workers has reached 13 million in China. Most of them use electric bicycles (e-bikes) as their primary transportation tool. On the other hand, mobile phone call (MPC), as the primary and most effective communication method for delivery workers, induces distracted riding and threatens traffic safety. Although MPC has been extensively investigated in driving-related research, MPC among delivery workers has not yet been investigated. In this study, a questionnaire based on the theory of planned behavior has been designed to investigate social-psychological factors leading to MPC among delivery workers. 150 delivery workers participated in this study. The structural equation model method was adopted to analyze the data. The results show that injunctive norm is positively associated with MPC behaviors; but descriptive norm is negatively associated with MPC behaviors, potentially because of the selective perception phenomenon.

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Phone call while riding among delivery workers: The Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior

Wu,

Wang,

Huang

et al. 2023

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual

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“…Overall, the findings are in line with some of the key characteristics of social network [18] and social norms [31][32][33] theories. That is, people who are more "homophilous" to each other are more likely to be socially connected and share similar attitudes to one another [18].…”

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The Use of Mobile Phones and Other Unsafe Behavior While Cycling in the Metropolitan Area of Mexico City

2022

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Unsafe behavior while driving contributes to road accidents. The paper addresses cyclists’ risky behavior by employing a questionnaire-based survey to a sample of n = 1136 in the metropolitan area of Mexico City. The main results are as follows: (a) 31.4% and 24.2% of the participants use a mobile phone for talking and text messaging while cycling, respectively, with males engaging in these unsafe acts more often than females; (b) a high percentage of participants are most likely to communicate with their parents, through either talking (48.9%) or text messaging (39.6%); (c) regarding the use of mobile phones for talking/texting (along with social network and gender) as predictors of a crash/fall while cycling, it was found that a one SD change in the frequency of talking while cycling increased the odds of a crash/fall by a factor of 1.198, as did a one SD increase in the frequency of texting by 1.232, while gender contributed to the outcome but not the individuals to whom cyclists talk or text; (d) cycling “without holding the handlebars” contributed significantly to the outcome. An education campaign or legislation enforcement (or both) may be needed to prevent single-bicycle crashes related to this unsafe act.

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“…By motivating people to follow what most people approve of doing or expect them to do, injunctive norms provide people with information about how to behave appropriately in a certain social context (Cialdini & Goldstein, 2004). There has been substantial evidence demonstrating the effects of these two types of social norms on changing people's behavior in various contexts, such as littering (Cialdini et al, 1990), energy conservation (Goldstein et al, 2008), and mobile phone use while driving (Nicolls et al, 2022).…”

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Towards Directive Driving Automation: Nudging Driver’s Away From Overriding Using Social Norms

Lee,

Kim,

Rheem

et al. 2023

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual

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We propose the concept of directive driving automation that positively influences drivers’ intentions to achieve shared goals. As a step toward directive driving automation, this survey study explored how social norms can persuade drivers to continue using driving automation. We tested social norm messages using a 2x2x2x2 factorial within-subject design: norm type (descriptive vs. injunctive), explanation (absent vs. present), spatial scale (local vs. global), and outcome criticality (safety-critical vs. non-safety-critical). The results suggest that framing messages as descriptive norms and providing explanations relevant to the driver can encourage them to continue using automation, especially with safety-critical outcomes. This study highlights the importance of considering message characteristics in persuasive interventions to promote the safe use of driving automation.

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The impact of descriptive and injunctive norms on engagement in mobile phone use while driving in young drivers: A systematic review

Cited by 18 publications

References 35 publications

Phone call while riding among delivery workers: The Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior

Phone call while riding among delivery workers: The Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior

The Use of Mobile Phones and Other Unsafe Behavior While Cycling in the Metropolitan Area of Mexico City

Towards Directive Driving Automation: Nudging Driver’s Away From Overriding Using Social Norms

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