Why do young drivers respond to their smartphones while driving? Examining the predictive power of the theory of planned behaviour and Big 5 personality factors
• Investigated personality predictors of young drivers’ responding to smartphones. • Theory of Planned Behaviour predicted smartphone responding intention and behaviour. • Conscientiousness and agreeableness correlated negatively with responding intention. • The Big 5 explained additional significant variance in intention to respond. • Intention significantly predicted the behaviour of smartphone use while driving.
Authors
- Heather Douglas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1990-227X)
- Cassandra Gauld (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9233-0175)
- Emily Noble (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8975-3320)
Institutions
- University of Newcastle Australia (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Transportation Research Part F Traffic Psychology and Behaviour
- Published
- 2025-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2025.103452
- Primary Topic
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00