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Measuring the Switch Cost of Smartphone Use While Walking
Published on: April 30, 2020
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How state mindfulness affects mobile phones usage while walking: A daily diary study in China
Moran Wang1, Zitong Guo2, Yaoshan Xu2
1Department of Human Resource Management, Business School, Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing, China.
Journal of Safety Research
|September 9, 2024
Summary
Practicing state mindfulness reduces daily mobile phone use while walking (MPUWW) by lowering phone dependence. Higher risk perception further mitigates MPUWW, enhancing pedestrian safety.
Area of Science:
- Road safety research
- Psychology of technology use
- Human factors in transportation
Background:
- Pedestrians are vulnerable road users.
- Mobile phone usage while walking (MPUWW) significantly contributes to pedestrian crashes and injuries.
- Understanding factors influencing MPUWW is crucial for accident prevention.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the within-person effect of state mindfulness on daily MPUWW through phone dependence.
- To examine the between-person moderating role of risk perception in the phone dependence-MPUWW relationship.
Main Methods:
- Daily diary methodology (DDM) over 12 consecutive days.
- 88 Chinese college students participated, providing 632 daily data points.
- Unconflated multilevel modeling was employed for data analysis.
Main Results:
- State mindfulness negatively impacts daily MPUWW, mediated by phone dependence, after controlling for trait mindfulness.
- Risk perception moderates the phone dependence-MPUWW link, showing a weaker association for individuals with higher risk perception.
Conclusions:
- Enhancing state mindfulness can decrease MPUWW by reducing phone dependence.
- Risk perception is vital in lessening the adverse effects of phone dependence on MPUWW.
- Interventions should promote present-moment awareness, balanced phone use, and integrate risk perception into road safety education.
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