The personality correlates of driving while intexticated / by Chelsea B. Rekowski.
| Author/creator | Rekowski, Chelsea B. |
| Other author | Bowler, Mark C. |
| Other author | East Carolina University. Department of Psychology. |
| Format | Theses and dissertations |
| Publication Info | [Greenville, N.C.] : East Carolina University, 2012. |
| Description | 73 pages : digital, PDF file |
| Supplemental Content | Access via ScholarShip |
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| Summary | The present study attempted to identify the antecedents of texting while driving. Specifically, this study looks at the relationship between personality traits (i.e., the Big-Five), trait risk taking, and the cognitive rationalizations of such behavior. Overall, of the 1028 participants, 59.8% indicated a willingness to text while driving at least some of the time. Moreover, results indicated that the more extraverted, neurotic, and high in health risk taking an individual is, the more likely he/she is to text while driving. Furthermore, a set of cognitive rationalizations used to justify the behavior were found to have the strongest relationship. |
| General note | Presented to the faculty of the Department of Psychology. |
| General note | Advisor: Mark Bowler. |
| General note | Title from PDF t.p. (viewed June 6, 2012). |
| Dissertation note | M.A. East Carolina University 2012. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Technical details | System requirements: Adobe Reader. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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