Smartphone use while driving: A fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis of personality profiles influencing frequent high-risk smartphone use while driving in Germany |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Psychology, Middle East Technical University, Northern Cyprus Campus, Güzelyurt/Morphou, Northern Cyprus;2. Institute of Psychology, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland;3. Research Institute for the Quality of Life, Department of Psychology, University of Girona, Spain;1. CAS Key Laboratory of Behavioral Science, Institute of Psychology, Beijing, China;2. Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China;3. Safety Research Unit, Department of Psychology, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey;4. Department of Psychology, Çankaya University, Ankara, Turkey;1. HIT - Holon Institute of Technology, Faculty of Management of Technology, 52 Golomb St., Holon, Israel;2. Or Yarok Association for Safer Driving in Israel, 38 HaShoftim St., Ramat Hasharon, Israel;1. Università degli Studi della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Department of Management, Corso Gran Priorato di Malta, 1, 81043, Capua, Italy;2. Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Department of Economics, Management, Institutions, Via Cintia, 21, 80126, Napoli, Italy;3. School of Management, Swansea University, Bay Campus, Swansea, Wales, SA4 3FP, UK;1. Raymond J. Harbert College of Business, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA;2. Spears School of Business, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA;1. Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety – Queensland (CARRS-Q), Queensland, Australia;2. Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI), Faculty of Health, Queensland, Australia;3. Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Civil Engineering and Built Environment, Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland, Australia;4. Department of Industrial Engineering, Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia;5. School of Civil Engineering, The University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia |
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| Abstract: | Smartphone use while driving causes car crashes, injuries and high death rates. To date, there is little research into what motivates frequent smartphone use while driving. In this study, we draw on psychological research indicating that personality profiles defined as constellations of multiple personality traits, influence individual beliefs and behaviors. We apply fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) to survey data to derive profiles of drivers who use their smartphone frequently while driving. Our results indicate that personality profiles affect smartphone use behavior while driving and that three equifinal profiles, i.e. distinct constellations of the big five personality traits, influence frequent smartphone use while driving. Interestingly, a single trait can be low in one profile and high in another profile and, depending on the other traits, both profiles might reflect drivers using their smartphone frequently. We contribute to the literature that frequent smartphone use while driving is, to some degree, grounded in personality and that just looking at singular traits can yield misleading results. Complementing these theoretical insights by post-survey interviews, we can reveal distinct measures that reduce frequent smartphone use for each of the three profiles. |
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| Keywords: | Big five personality traits Smartphone use Car driving Fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) Personality profiles |
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