Threat appeals reduce impulsive decision making associated with texting while driving: A behavioral economic approach.

ABSTRACT: The primary purpose of the present study was to examine the effectiveness of threat appeals in influencing impulsive decision making associated with texting while driving. The participants in the treatment group were exposed to a threatening message about the danger of texting while driving, whereas those in the control group were exposed to a non-threatening message. Following the exposure to either message, the participants completed a delay-discounting task that assessed the degree of impulsive decision making in a hypothetical texting-while-driving scenario. A comparison between the groups revealed that the threat appeals reduced the degree of impulsive decision making associated with texting while driving. In addition, the threat appeals led to greater anticipated regret from texting

SUBMITTER: Hayashi Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6405105 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature