The effect of feedback about texting while driving on attitudes towards texting
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Wells, Megan
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2010-04-03
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Hypothesis: Giving students feedback about their ability to text and drive would: a) Decrease confidence in texting b) Decrease expectation to continue texting while driving
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2(sex) x 2(feedback) mixed design ANOVA “Good at texting while driving” Men and women’s perceptions decreased after feedback (p=.007) “Like to text” Women like to text more than men before and after feedback (p=.008) “Important to them to text” Interaction between Sex and Feedback approached significance (p=.086) Post hoc paired t-tests (p<.05) These were done because the graph showed an interaction “Persist in behavior while driving” Men and women said they would not text and drive in the future after feedback (p=.031) No effect for other categories Hypothesis was supported Giving students feedback about their ability to text and drive would: Decrease confidence in texting Supported in “Good at texting while driving”, “Like to text”, and “Important to them to text” Decrease expectation to continue texting while driving Supported in “Persist in behavior while driving” Implications Showing mistakes made while texting can change how young drivers feel about texting and driving Students will think about the consequences before texting Decreases in automobile accidents caused by text messaging Future Research This study measured self-report, future research should measure behavior more directly by having students keep a daily log of behavior Measure behavior 3 months later in order to see if the effect of feedback lasts Focus on the type of phone used Touch vs. Standard keypad Recruit a larger number of participants Procedure Surveys Without texting Mario Kart Wii With texting Feedback Survey \Participants 34 men and women Owned mobile phones Were able to send and receive text messages Materials Demographic questionnaire Text Messaging Survey created for this study Confidence in texting (6 categories) Good at Texting while driving (2 questions) Ex. I think I am good enough at texting to be able to text while I am driving Like to text (1 question) Using my mobile phone for text messages under any condition is pleasant for me Important to them to text (1 question) Using my mobile phone to respond to a text message right away is important to me Successful at texting (2 questions) Ex. I can successfully send text messages under any condition Prefer to text while driving (1 question) I prefer texting to speaking on the phone when I am driving Scared to send/receive text messages (3 questions) Ex. Using my mobile phone to send/receive text messages intimidates me Expectation they would continue to text while driving (1 category) Persist in behavior while driving (1 question) I am likely to text while driving in the future Mario Kart for Wii Texting Script *p=.048 Feedback Mean Attitude Score Mean Attitude Score Feedback *p=.008 Mean Attitude Score Feedback Mean Attitude Score Feedback Negative Effects of Cell Phones Slower reaction times when conversing on a cell phone Bellinger et al., (2009) Participants drove using a brake light simulator Listened to music and conversed on a cell phone Reaction times decreased (slower) when conversing on a cell phone Higher risk of making mistakes Drews et al., (2008) Participants drove using a driving simulator Conversed on a cell phone and conversed with a passenger Made more mistakes when conversing on a cell phone Higher risk of mistakes while texting Drews et al., (2009) Participants drove using a driving simulator Drove while text messaging and without text messaging Participants had slower reaction times and made more mis-takes when text messaging on a cell phone students continue to text According to SADD, nearly 50% of teens text message while driving Number expected to increase over time Nearly 200,000 car accidents per year are caused by text messaging while driving Reported by the National Safety Council (January 2010) Purpose Investigate the effects of feedback about texting and driving towards students attitudes on texting while driving Hypothesis Giving students feedback about their ability to text and drive would: Decrease confidence in texting Decrease expectation to continue texting while driving Music Less distracting Conversing Conversing with passenger Texting on cell phone Less distracting Conversing on cell phone Conversing on cell phone Less distracting BUT