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Citation

Zhou R, Wu C, Patrick Rau PL, Zhang W. Transp. Res. F Traffic Psychol. Behav. 2009; 12(3): 208-217.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.trf.2008.11.003

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This paper presents a survey investigating young driving learners' intention to use a handheld or hands-free mobile phone when driving. A sample of 164 young driving learners completed a questionnaire based on the theory of planned behavior (TPB), which measured people's intentions to use mobile phone while driving in handheld condition or hands-free condition, along with their attitudes towards the behavior, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control. The regression analysis models revealed that the TPB was able to explain 43% and 48% variance in hands-free mobile phone use intention and handheld mobile phone use intention, respectively, with perceived behavioral control emerging as the strongest predictor. In addition, TPB components, usage frequency and perceived risk were more dependent on gender than age. These results have several theoretical and practical implications. In particular, interventions should emphasize on the risk of hands-free mobile phone use when driving for young drivers, especially for young male drivers.

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