Patterns of Texting and Driving in a US National Survey of Millennial Parents vs Older Parents

Jennifer Gliklich; Rie Maurer; Regan W Bergmark

doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.0830

Patterns of Texting and Driving in a US National Survey of Millennial Parents vs Older Parents

JAMA Pediatr. 2019 Jul 1;173(7):689-690. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.0830.

Authors

Jennifer Gliklich¹, Rie Maurer^{2

3}, Regan W Bergmark^{1

4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston.
² Center for Clinical Investigation, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
³ Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
⁴ Department of Otolaryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
⁵ Center for Surgery and Public Health, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

Abstract

This cross-sectional US national survey study assesses data about driving safely and cell phone use from millennial-aged parents and older parents with children 14 years or younger.

Publication types

Multicenter Study
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Accidents, Traffic / statistics & numerical data
Adult
Automobile Driving / statistics & numerical data*
Cross-Sectional Studies
Distracted Driving / prevention & control*
Female
Humans
Male
Parents*
Risk Factors
Risk-Taking
Surveys and Questionnaires*
Text Messaging / statistics & numerical data
United States
Young Adult

Grants and funding

UL1 TR002541/TR/NCATS NIH HHS/United States