Why Do Drivers Use Mobile Phones While Driving? The Contribution of Compensatory Beliefs.

The current study is the first to investigate the contribution of compensatory beliefs (i.e., the belief that the negative effects of an unsafe behavior can be "neutralized" by engaging in another safe behavior; e.g., "I can use a mobile phone now because I will slow down ") on d...

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Main Authors: Ronggang Zhou, Mengli Yu, Xinyi Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4975505?pdf=render