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ArticleJournal of safety research2017

Teens' distracted driving behavior: Prevalence and predictors.

Pnina Gershon, Chunming Zhu, Sheila G Klauer, Tom Dingus, Bruce Simons-Morton

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Article in Journal of safety research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
6.3field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 51 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Pnina GershonHealth Behavior Branch, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, United States. Electronic address: pnina.gershon@nih.gov.
Chunming ZhuHealth Behavior Branch, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, United States.
Sheila G KlauerVirginia Tech Transportation Institute, United States.
Tom DingusVirginia Tech Transportation Institute, United States.
Bruce Simons-MortonHealth Behavior Branch, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, United States.
National Institutes of Health · USVirginia Tech · USVirginia Tech Transportation Institute

Funding

Preventing Motor Vehicle Crashes Among Young DriversZIAHD001707 · NICHD · EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT · PI SIMONS-MORTON, BRUCE G · 2009 to 2019
$4.0M
Preventing Motor Vehicle Crashes Among Young DriversZ01HD001707 · NICHD · EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT · PI SIMONS-MORTON, BRUCE G · 1999 to 2008
$959k
Intramural NIH HHS Z01 HD001707
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionTeen drivers' over-involvement in crashes has been attributed to a variety of factors, including distracted driving. With the rapid development of in-vehicle systems and portable electronic devices, the burden associated with distracted driving is expected to increase. The current study identifies predictors of secondary task engagement among teenage drivers and provides basis for interventions to reduce distracted driving behavior. We described the prevalence of secondary tasks by type and driving conditions and evaluated the associations between the prevalence of secondary task engagement, driving conditions, and selected psychosocial factors.

methodsThe private vehicles of 83 newly-licensed teenage drivers were equipped with Data Acquisition Systems (DAS), which documented driving performance measures, including secondary task engagement and driving environment characteristics. Surveys administered at licensure provided psychosocial measures.

resultsOverall, teens engaged in a potentially distracting secondary task in 58% of sampled road clips. The most prevalent types of secondary tasks were interaction with a passenger, talking/singing (no passenger), external distraction, and texting/dialing the cell phone. Secondary task engagement was more prevalent among those with primary vehicle access and when driving alone. Social norms, friends' risky driving behaviors, and parental limitations were significantly associated with secondary task prevalence. In contrast, environmental attributes, including lighting and road surface conditions, were not associated with teens' engagement in secondary tasks.

conclusionsOur findings indicated that teens engaged in secondary tasks frequently and poorly regulate their driving behavior relative to environmental conditions. Practical applications: Peer and parent influences on secondary task engagement provide valuable objectives for countermeasures to reduce distracted driving among teenage drivers.

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Adolescent BehaviorAttentionRisk-TakingSocial EnvironmentAdolescentCell PhoneDistracted DrivingEnvironmentFemaleFriendsHumansLicensureMaleParentsPrevalenceSafetyDistracted drivingNaturalistic studyRiskSecondary task engagementTeen drivers

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PMID29203014
PMCPMC6198653
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