Highlights Examined parents’ illegal engagement with their smartphones while driving children. Approximately one-third of parents reported illegal smartphone use. Parents' age, nomophobia, and risky driving were associated with illegal smartphone use. Parents’ risk-taking behaviour can influence children who observe this behaviour.
Abstract This study aimed to examine the key factors associated with parents’ and caregivers’ illegal engagement with their smartphones while driving with their children aged 10 years and younger. Five hundred and ten participants completed an online survey (M = 40.4 years, SD = 6.9, Range = 20.0–69.0 years; Female: 79.2%). Most participants reported that they ‘never’ accessed social media, talked or composed a text on their smartphone (while handheld) while driving with their children (88.0%, 85.3%, and 80.0%, respectively). However, it was interesting to note that more than one-quarter of the sample reported that they had read a text message or used an app on their handheld smartphone while driving their children (36.3%, and 28.6%, respectively). The results of a logistic regression model showed that participants': age, severity of nomophobia (the fear of being without a mobile phone), and self-reported engagement in other risky driving behaviours (i.e., errors, violations) were significantly associated with illegal engagement with their smartphone while driving their child aged 10 years and younger. With the growing prevalence of mobile phone use and the impact of distraction due to child occupants, it is important to consider the compounded effect of these factors on driver performance, as well as the influence of driver risk-taking behaviour while engaging with smartphones and the consequences of this on children who observe this behaviour.
Key factors associated with parents’ illegal engagement with their smartphones while driving their children
2023-05-16
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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