Excelling in multitasking and enjoying the distraction: Predicting intentions to send or read text messages while driving

作者：

Highlights：

• Favorable attitudes toward texting while driving predicted behavior intentions.

• Neither injunctive or descriptive norms were related to intentions to text while driving.

• Two dimensions of self-efficacy in texting while driving predicted intentions.

• Safety/entertainment and self-esteem motivations positively predicted favorable attitudes.

• Efficacy in driving well while texting was positively associated with attitudes.

摘要

•Favorable attitudes toward texting while driving predicted behavior intentions.•Neither injunctive or descriptive norms were related to intentions to text while driving.•Two dimensions of self-efficacy in texting while driving predicted intentions.•Safety/entertainment and self-esteem motivations positively predicted favorable attitudes.•Efficacy in driving well while texting was positively associated with attitudes.

论文关键词：Text while driving,Risk perceptions,Entertainment/information,Self-esteem maintenance motivation,Self-efficacy,Theory of planned behavior

论文评审过程：Received 1 September 2015, Revised 22 June 2016, Accepted 22 July 2016, Available online 31 July 2016, Version of Record 31 July 2016.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2016.07.026