Citation

Stavrinos D, Pope CN, Shen J, Schwebel DC. Child Dev. 2018; 89(1): 118-128.

Affiliation

University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/cdev.12827

PMID

28504303

Abstract

This article examined the impact of mobile technology on young pedestrians, bicyclists, and drivers. A systematic search yielded 41 articles meeting inclusion criteria: peer-reviewed, published before February 1, 2016, behavioral outcome related to pedestrian, bicycling, or driving in the presence of mobile technology use, youth sample. Eleven studies were meta-analyzed to evaluate increased risk for crash/near-crash while distracted. Risk of bias and quality of research were assessed. Across methodologies, developmental stages, and type of distracting task, mobile technology use impairs youth safety on the road. Quality of evidence was low (pedestrian) to moderate (driving).

FINDINGS are discussed from the perspective of cognitive and visual distractions. Policy and behavioral efforts should continue to reduce mobile technology use in transportation settings.

© 2017 The Authors. Child Development © 2017 Society for Research in Child Development, Inc.

Language: en