SynthesisChild development2018
Distracted Walking, Bicycling, and Driving: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Mobile Technology and Youth Crash Risk.
Synthesis in Child development, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- An umbrella review of the benefits and risks associated with youths' interactions with electronic screens.Nature human behaviour · 2024Pooled it
- Family matters: A systematic review and meta-analysis on the efficacy of family-oriented interventions for children with acquired brain injuries.Clinical psychology review · 2023Pooled it
- A Systematic Review on the Impact of Hot and Cool Executive Functions on Pediatric Injury Risks: a Meta-Analytic Structural Equation Modeling Approach.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2022Pooled it
- Characterizing the Learning-to-Drive Period for Teens with Attention Deficits.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPTrial
- The good and the bad: A qualitative investigation of students' perspectives on their problematic smartphone use.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2026Article
- Adolescent road safety: pedestrian behavior in ADHD and typically developing groups.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Mechanism patterns and age variations in pediatric cranio-maxillofacial trauma: a 5-year analysis of the national trauma data bank.Oral and maxillofacial surgery · 2025Review
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- Evaluation of Psychophysical Fitness in Drivers over 65 Years of Age.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- A hierarchical cluster analysis of young drivers based on their perceived risk and frequency of texting while driving.Journal of safety research · 2023Article
- Altered gait parameters in distracted walking: a bio-evolutionary and prognostic health perspective on passive listening and active responding during cell phone use.Frontiers in integrative neuroscience · 2023Article
- Distracted mobile device use among street-crossing college student pedestrians: an observational approach.Journal of American college health : J of ACH · 2022Observational
- Risk Factors for Road-Traffic Injuries Associated with E-Bike: Case-Control and Case-Crossover Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Distracted pedestrian behavior: An observational study of risk by situational environments.Traffic injury prevention · 2022Observational
- Reducing distracted pedestrian behavior using Bluetooth beacon technology: A crossover trial.Accident; analysis and prevention · 2021Article
- Support for distracted driving laws: An analysis of adolescent drivers from the Traffic Safety Culture Index from 2011 to 2017.Transportation research. Part F, Traffic psychology and behaviour · 2021Article
- State-of-the-art review: preventing child and youth pedestrian motor vehicle collisions: critical issues and future directions.Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention · 2021Review
- The Influence of Different Auditory Stimuli on Attentiveness and Responsiveness in Road Traffic in Simulated Traffic Situations.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- The effects of sleep deprivation and text messaging on pedestrian safety in university students.Sleep · 2020Article
- Nomophobia: Is the Fear of Being without a Smartphone Associated with Problematic Use?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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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.
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